God says ‘gay rights’: queering Christian theology in the Good Omens fandom
In this essay I investigate how fandom discourse comments on, adapts, and reinvents existing theology. Using a selection of Good Omens fan works and ‘meta’ online posts as a case study, I argue that they welcome instances of queer theology while moving forward issues pertaining to the LGBTQ+ liberat...
Κύριος συγγραφέας: | |
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Έκδοση: |
Taylor and Francis Group
2021
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Στο/Στη: |
Culture and religion
Έτος: 2021, Τόμος: 22, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 64-83 |
Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Fan-Fiction
/ Good omens (Τηλεοπτική εκπομπή)
/ ΛΟΑΤ
/ Queer theology
/ Εικόνα του Θεού (μοτίβο)
/ Αγάπη (μοτίβο)
/ Sodom und Gomorrha
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Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | CB Χριστιανική ύπαρξη, Πνευματικότητα CD Χριστιανισμός και Πολιτισμός FD Θεολογία βάσει συμφραζομένων HA Βίβλος KAJ Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 1914-, Σύγχρονη Εποχή NBE Ανθρωπολογία NCF Σεξουαλική Ηθική |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Queer Theology
B Good Omens B LGBTQ+ liberation B Fan Studies B Fan fiction |
Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Σύνοψη: | In this essay I investigate how fandom discourse comments on, adapts, and reinvents existing theology. Using a selection of Good Omens fan works and ‘meta’ online posts as a case study, I argue that they welcome instances of queer theology while moving forward issues pertaining to the LGBTQ+ liberation movement. In expanding and altering the source material, fan fiction authors retrieve Biblical myths to legitimise the inclusion of queer individuals in Christian theology – the stated intent of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement. Additionally, they often offer a revisited, inclusive depiction of God as the ‘ur-ally’, framing them/her/him as an ‘ineffable’ figure made of encompassing and all-accepting love. Moreover, Good Omens fan fiction situates the binary forces of Heaven and Hell as the antagonists to the much more nuanced and queer-coded protagonists, who embrace humanity and reject notions of hard-set dichotomies. This celebration of queerness as opposed to strict dualisms fits into the purported goals of queer theology, which has no direct interest in finding a place for queer people within the existing Christian tradition, but rather works towards the dismantling of harmful dualities. |
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ISSN: | 1475-5629 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Culture and religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14755610.2023.2177316 |