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Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ People Know About Life and Love and How It Can Revitalize Christianity
by Rev Elizabeth M. EdmanLGBTQ people are a gift to the Church and have the potential to revitalize Christianity.As an openly lesbian Episcopal priest and professional advocate for LGBTQ justice, the Reverend Elizabeth Edman has spent her career grappling with the core tenets of her faith. After deep reflection on her tradition, Edman is struck by the realization that her queer identity has taught her more about how to be a good Christian than the church.In Queer Virtue, Edman posits that Christianity, at its scriptural core, incessantly challenges its adherents to rupture false binaries, to "queer" lines that pit people against one another. Thus, Edman asserts that Christianity, far from being hostile to queer people, is itself inherently queer. Arguing from the heart of scripture, she reveals how queering Christianity--that is, disrupting simplistic ways of thinking about self and other--can illuminate contemporary Christian faith. Pushing well past the notion that "Christian love = tolerance," Edman offers a bold alternative: the recognition that queer people can help Christians better understand their fundamental calling and the creation of sacred space where LGBTQ Christians are seen as gifts to the church.By bringing queer ethics and Christian theology into conversation, Edman also shows how the realities of queer life demand a lived response of high moral caliber--one that resonates with the ethical path laid down by Christianity. Lively and impassioned, Edman proposes that queer experience be celebrated as inherently valuable, ethically virtuous, and illuminating the sacred.A rich and nuanced exploration, Queer Virtue mines the depths of Christianity's history, mission, and core theological premises to call all Christians to a more authentic and robust understanding of their faith.
Queering Anti-Zionism: Academic Freedom, LGBTQ Intellectuals, and Israel/Palestine Campus Activism
by Corinne E. BlackmerWith engaged scholarship and an exciting contribution to the field of Israel/Palestine studies, queer scholar-activist Corinne Blackmer stages a pointed critique of scholars whose anti-Israel bias pervades their activism as well as their academic work. Blackmer demonstrates how the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement that seeks to delegitimize and isolate Israel has become a central part of social justice advocacy on campus, particularly within gender and sexuality studies programs. The chapters focus on the intellectual work of Sarah Schulman, Jasbir Puar, Angela Davis, Dean Spade, and Judith Butler, demonstrating how they misapply critical theory in their discussions of the State of Israel. Blackmer shows how these LGBTQ intellectuals mobilize queer theory and intersectionality to support the BDS movement at the expense of academic freedom and open discourse.
Queering Black Atlantic Religions: Transcorporeality in Candomblé, Santería, and Vodou (Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People)
by Roberto StrongmanIn Queering Black Atlantic Religions Roberto Strongman examines Haitian Vodou, Cuban Lucumí/Santería, and Brazilian Candomblé to demonstrate how religious rituals of trance possession allow humans to understand themselves as embodiments of the divine. In these rituals, the commingling of humans and the divine produces gender identities that are independent of biological sex. As opposed to the Cartesian view of the spirit as locked within the body, the body in Afro-diasporic religions is an open receptacle. Showing how trance possession is a primary aspect of almost all Afro-diasporic cultural production, Strongman articulates transcorporeality as a black, trans-Atlantic understanding of the human psyche, soul, and gender as multiple, removable, and external to the body.
Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African-Inspired Traditions in the Americas
by David Sparks Randy P Lundschien ConnerWhat roles do queer and transgender people play in the African diasporic religions? Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African-Inspired Traditions in the Americas is a groundbreaking scholarly exploration of this long-neglected subject. It offers clear insight into the complex dynamics of gender and sexual orientation, humans and deities, and race and ethnicity, within these richly nuanced spiritual practices. Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions explores the ways in which gender complexity and same-sex intimacy are integral to the primary beliefs and practices of these faiths. It begins with a comprehensive overview of Vodou, Santeria, and other African-based religions. The second section includes extensive, revealing interviews with practitioners who offer insight into the intersection of their beliefs, their sexual orientation, and their gender identity. Finally, it provides a powerful analysis of the ways these traditions have inspired artists, musicians, and writers such as Audre Lorde, as well as informative interviews with the artists themselves. In Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions, you will discover: how the presence of androgynous divinities affects both faith and practice in Vodou, Candomble, Santeria, and other Creole religions how the phenomenon of possession or embodiment by a god or goddess may validate queer identity and nurture gender complexity who practices the African-derived spiritual traditions, what they believe, and who their deities are how these faiths have influenced the art and aesthetic traditions of the West This landmark book opens a fascinating new world of thought and belief. The authors provide rigorous documentation and faultless scholarly method as well as personal experience and the testimony of believers. Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions sheds new light on two widely different fields: LGBT studies and the theology of the African diaspora. A thorough bibliography points the way to further study, and an extensive photograph gallery provides a unique look at the believers and their practices. Every library with holdings in queer theory, African mythology, or sociology of religion should have this landmark volume.
Queering Mennonite Literature: Archives, Activism, and the Search for Community
by Daniel Shank CruzThough the terms “queer” and “Mennonite” rarely come into theoretical or cultural contact, over the last several decades writers and scholars in the United States and Canada have built a body of queer Mennonite literature that shifts these identities into conversation. In this volume, Daniel Shank Cruz brings this growing genre into a critical focus, bridging the gaps between queer theory, literary criticism, and Mennonite literature.Cruz focuses his analysis on recent Mennonite-authored literary texts that espouse queer theoretical principles, including Christina Penner’s Widows of Hamilton House, Wes Funk’s Wes Side Story, and Sofia Samatar’s Tender. These works argue for the existence of a “queer Mennonite” identity on the basis of shared values: a commitment to social justice, a rejection of binaries, the importance of creative approaches to conflict resolution, and the practice of mutual aid, especially in resisting oppression. Through his analysis, Cruz encourages those engaging with both Mennonite and queer literary criticism to explore the opportunity for conversation and overlap between the two fields.By arguing for engagement between these two identities and highlighting the aspects of Mennonitism that are inherently “queer,” Cruz gives much-needed attention to an emerging subfield of Mennonite literature. This volume makes a new and important intervention into the fields of queer theory, literary studies, Mennonite studies, and religious studies.
Queering Mennonite Literature: Archives, Activism, and the Search for Community
by Daniel Shank CruzThough the terms “queer” and “Mennonite” rarely come into theoretical or cultural contact, over the last several decades writers and scholars in the United States and Canada have built a body of queer Mennonite literature that shifts these identities into conversation. In this volume, Daniel Shank Cruz brings this growing genre into a critical focus, bridging the gaps between queer theory, literary criticism, and Mennonite literature.Cruz focuses his analysis on recent Mennonite-authored literary texts that espouse queer theoretical principles, including Christina Penner’s Widows of Hamilton House, Wes Funk’s Wes Side Story, and Sofia Samatar’s Tender. These works argue for the existence of a “queer Mennonite” identity on the basis of shared values: a commitment to social justice, a rejection of binaries, the importance of creative approaches to conflict resolution, and the practice of mutual aid, especially in resisting oppression. Through his analysis, Cruz encourages those engaging with both Mennonite and queer literary criticism to explore the opportunity for conversation and overlap between the two fields.By arguing for engagement between these two identities and highlighting the aspects of Mennonitism that are inherently “queer,” Cruz gives much-needed attention to an emerging subfield of Mennonite literature. This volume makes a new and important intervention into the fields of queer theory, literary studies, Mennonite studies, and religious studies.
A Queering Of Black Theology
by El Kornegay Jr.Kornegay's brilliant and insightful use of James Baldwin's literary genius offers a way forward that promises to overcome the divide between religion and sexuality that is of crucial importance not only for black church and theology but for socio-political-religious and theological discourse generally.
Queering Religion, Religious Queers: Queering Religion, Religious Queers (Routledge Studies in Religion)
by Yvette Taylor Ria SnowdonThis collection considers how religious identity interplays with other forms and contexts of identity, specifically those related to sexual identity. It asks how these intersections are formed, negotiated and resisted across time and places, including the UK, Europe, North America, Australia, and the Global South. Questions around ‘queer’ engagements in same-sex marriages, civil partnerships and other practices (e.g. adoption) have created a number of provoking stances and policy provisions – but what remains unanswered is how people experience and situate themselves within sometimes competing, or ‘contradictory’, moments as ‘religious queers’ who may be tasked with ‘queering religion’. Additionally, the presumed paradoxes of ‘marriage’, queer sexuality, religion and youth combine to generate a noteworthy generational absence. This leads to questions about where ‘religious queers’ reside, resist and relate experiences of intersecting religious and sexual lives. In looking at interconnectedness, this collection offers international contributions which bridge the ‘contradictions’ in queering religion and in making visible ‘religious queers.’ It provides insight into older and younger people’s understandings of religiosity, queer cultures, and religious groups. A small but active religious minority in the US has received much attention for its anti-gay political activity; much less attention has been paid to the more positive, supportive role that religious-based groups play in e.g. providing housing, education and political advocacy for queer youth. Queer methodologies and intersectional approaches offer a lens both theoretically and methodologically to uncover the salience of related social divisions and identities. This collection is both innovative and sensitive to ‘blended’ identities and their various enactments.
Queering Richard Rolle
by Christopher M. RomanThis book examines three aspects of Rolle's thinking used throughout this work: his ontology, phenomenology, and sound ecology. These facets of his work invoke both a way of understanding being in the world, an opening up of the body in queer ways to experience the divine, and a way to consider divine contemplation in terms of singing the body. Queering Richard Rolle considers how Rolle navigates queer, eremitic conduct in order to create an identity always in process
Queering Transcultural Encounters: Bodies, Image, and Frenchness in Latin America and North Africa (Palgrave Studies in Globalization and Embodiment)
by Luis Navarro-AyalaIn a highly original and interdisciplinary work bridging French and Francophone studies, cultural studies, media studies, and gender and sexuality studies, Luis Navarro-Ayala examines the transnational queer body as a physical and symbolic entity intrinsically connected with space. Through a transcultural and intersectional approach to bodily representations, socioeconomic conditions, and postcolonial politics, Navarro-Ayala analyzes queerness and Frenchness in narratives from North Africa and Latin America, revealing that Frenchness is coded to represent a sexually deviant “Other.” France and Frenchness, in two distinct regions of the global South, have come to represent an imagined queer space enabling sexual exploration, even in social conditions that would have otherwise prevented queer agency.
Quello che É - Una scorciatoia all' Altro Mondo
by Sri Lotte Bruno LandisReminescenze zen, sufi, taoiste, della corrente advaita del vedanta, del monacato contemplativo cristiano, del misticismo renano e degli eremiti filocalici; sí, tutti questi aromi sono presenti nelle pagine di questo breve messaggio. Pitagorismo, un po’ di neoplatonismo e buddismo primitivo, non possono essere negati nel loro messaggio. Condimenti esseni e qualcosa dei misteri orfici vengono alla superficie, e inoltre si troveranno terminologie moderne relative alla tecnologia scientifica e biologica. Si potrebbe supporre che un ecletticismo tale possa provocare una confusione poco digeribile. Invece non é cosí. Il testo abbonda in chiarezza, sintesi e premura per raggiungere il nocciolo della questione. Se qualche paragrafo dovesse rimanere difficile ad una prima lettura, basterá rileggerlo perché diventi trasparente. Il testo richiede solo un poco di attenzione: ció che dice é semplicemente quello che dice. Peró, cosa dice il testo circa “QUELLO”? Dice che stiamo vivendo in maniera erronea, assolutamente sbagliata. Che non siamo quello che crediamo e sembriamo essere. Che non esiste la morte e neppure la materia. Che l”altro mondo” si interseca con questo e che é il solo Reale. Non dice solamente questo ma indica anche, con una precisione da chirurgo, quello che si puó “fare” per vivere lá, nella vera casa, che in fondo non é che “qui”. Se aggiungo altro, finisce che la prefazione diventa piú lunga dl libro, cosa che comunque faccio nell’aggiungere commenti e note alla fine di ogni capitolo. Spero che tutto ció non pregiudichi il messagio vero e proprio. L’autore preferisce rimanere anonimo: sostiene che porre il suo nome sarebbe come aggiudicarsi un titolo che non gli spetta. Questo non perché si pensi che le parole gli siano state sussurrate da qualche divinitá o per avere un canale diretto con i misteri akasici, invece perché riconosce que “QUELLO” gli é capitato, cosí
Quello Che I Grandi Non Ti Dicono Su Halloween
by Linda HendersonÈ divertente travestirsi con costumi spaventosi e fare dolcetto o scherzetto per Halloween, giusto? Presta attenzione alla storia vera di "Bill", che ha trovato più di quanto si aspettasse giocando con una tavola Ouija con la sua ragazza. Puoi anche scoprire da dove viene "Halloween". Cosa ti porterà più felicità di spaventarsi o mangiare caramelle gratis? Leggerai tutto ciò in questo libro!
Quelque part Au-Dessus de L'Arc-en-Ciel
by Linda HendersonLes animaux que vous avez aimés et soignés vont-ils au paradis quand ils meurent? «Quelque part au-dessus de l'arc-en-ciel» donne aux enfants l'espoir de pouvoir revoir leurs animaux de compagnie après leur mort. Il est basé sur la vérité biblique et les révélations données au peuple de Dieu. Si vous connaissez un enfant dont l'animal est mort, ce livre pourrait leur apporter un grand réconfort!
Quem Eu Mereço Ser
by Annie Brown Poliana DantasTendo vivido em diversas comunidades, Annie se tornou hábil (capacitou) em observar e tomar a iniciativa em várias conversas sobre o que as pessoas pensam delas mesmas. Ela observou que existem muitos homens, mulheres, meninos e meninas confiantes; no entanto, existem também muitos indivíduos que sofrem de baixa autoestima, e nunca estão satisfeitos consigo mesmos, não importa o que tenham conquistado. Parece haver uma busca para se tornar o que a sociedade projeta como normas aceitáveis; contudo, tais normas são diferentes de acordo com cada cultura e etnia. Cada indivíduo precisa explorar quem eles são e o que Deus quer que eles sejam enquanto fazem sua jornada pela vida. "Quem Eu Mereço Ser" é sobre a contemplação de quem nós somos, em oposição ao que nós pensamos que precisamos ser. A decisão de quem você será é sua, de modo que você pode levar uma vida feliz e produtiva, e não gastando horas inúteis tentando ser quem você entende que será popular com os outros.
Quem Sou Eu?
by Dada BhagwanExiste um Deus? O que é Deus? Quem é o que 'faz' no mundo? E o que Deus faz ou não? Qual é a verdadeira natureza de Deus? Qual é a natureza do que realmente " faz '' neste mundo? Quem comanda o mundo? Como isso funciona? Qual é a verdadeira natureza da ilusão? O que quer que se saiba é real ou ilusão? A pessoa se torna livre ou permanece ligada ao conhecimento que tem? Este livro vai lhe dar o preciso entendimento da verdade por trás dessas perguntas. Além disso, o leitor destas páginas é apresentado à essência do Akram Vignan (o caminho direto para a libertação da Alma).
Quem tirou o nome de Deus da Bíblia?
by Bernard Levine Viviane MeloQuando Jesus nos ensinou a orar, ele disse: Pai Nosso que estais no céu Santificado seja o seu nome... Que nome? É “Deus?”... Esse não é o nome dele... é um título. O nome “Lorde?”... Não é o nome dele... Também é um título. Qual é o nome sagrado pessoal do deus que você serve? Por que é importante usar e louvar o verdadeiro nome de Deus? Você viu o que está escrito em Apocalipse capítulo 14: versículo 1? E também no Apocalipse capítulo 3? Você sabia que uma das principais razões pelas quais, Jesus veio a esta terra foi com o propósito de revelar e fazer conhecer o santo nome de Seu Pai. Neste livro, você descobrirá a verdadeira identidade do Deus de Israel que a maioria dos cristãos não conhece.
Querida amiga
by Margaret TerryQuerida amiga nos enseña cómo dos mujeres comunes descubrieron los milagros de la esperanza, el amor y la amistad.¿Qué le dices a una amiga a la que le quedan pocos meses de vida? El día en que Deb dio a conocer que tenía un cáncer de pulmón inoperable, la escritora Margaret Terry aceptó enviarle unas palabras motivadoras y hacer algo que nunca había hecho: creer en los milagros. Margaret buscó detenidamente en el pozo de su propia vida una motivación con la que Deb pudiera identificarse. Le escribió sobre cosas que podrían haber compartido si tuvieran más tiempo e historias secretas de vulnerabilidad y pérdida, de amor y perdón. Querida amiga muestra el poder de una buena historia contada con un corazón abierto y fiel. Los lectores se identificarán con sus amores y pérdidas, sus esperanzas y sueños, y volverán a sentir un vínculo con la maravilla de los milagros cotidianos. Querida amiga es una celebración a la vida aun cuando todo esté en contra.
Querido Atticus
by Karen HarringtonEsta es la historia del extraordinario verano en el que Sarah Nelson consigue su primer amor verdadero, nuevos amigos, y las respuestas que siempre ha estado buscando. Seguro que nunca has conocido a nadie como Sarah Nelson. Mientras que sus amigos se obsesionan con Harry Potter, ella pasa el tiempo escribiendo cartas a Atticus Finch y recogiendo palabras problemáticas en su diario. Mantiene una gran amistad con Planta y no conoce a su madre, que se fue cuando ella tenía dos años. Desde entonces, Sarah se ha mudado de ciudad en ciudad con su problemático padre y nunca ha tenido un hogar fijo. Sin embargo, todo cambia cuando elude la visita a los abuelos en vacaciones e inicia una investigación sobre el gran secreto de su familia. En lugar del «típico verano aburrido de Sarah Nelson», este veranos podría resultar... un verano extraordinario.
Quest
by Stephen L. Carman Bob OwenSteve Carman was a firm believer--but not in God. He believed instead in the reality of scientific facts. As a member of the engineering team that had worked on the ill-fated Apollo I space project, Steve Carman knew all too well the years of dreams and work--and the lives of three men--going up in flames. Yet his faith in empirical facts remained solid, as did his assertion that God existed only in the minds of the uneducated. But Steve and his wife, Joan, felt that their lives lacked something. Together they attended a church and read parts of the Bible. All they found was a list of seemingly unanswerable questions--"Pastor Stumpers," they called them. They found it difficult to accept religion when none of it seemed to make any logical sense! If God was real, they thought, he was just going to have to prove himself....
The Quest
by Nelson DeMilleMankind's greatest mystery lies in wait...Civil war rages in Ethiopia. A priest waits to die in a parched prison cell; he has not seen daylight for four decades. But then a mortar shell hits the compound, and the prisoner and his secret are free.Two reporters and a beautiful photographer save this wounded man, who tells them something too incredible to believe: the location of the Holy Grail. Thus begins an impossible quest that will pit them against murderous tribes, deadly assassins, fanatical monks, and ultimately, themselves. The Quest is a breakneck search for an ancient legend amid a dangerous jungle war - and no one's coming out unscathed.
The Quest
by Nelson DeMilleMankind's greatest mystery lies in wait...Civil war rages in Ethiopia. A man waits to die in a parched prison cell; he has seen daylight for four decades. But then a bomb hit hits the compound, and the prisoner and his secret are free.Two reporters, a beautiful photographer and a mercenary soldier save this wounded man, who tells them something too incredible to believe: the location of the Holy Grail. Thus begins an impossible quest that will pit them against murderous tribes, deadly assassins, fanatical monks, and ultimately, themselves. The Quest is a breakneck search for an ancient legend amid a dangerous jungle war - and no one's coming out unscathed
The Quest: History and Meaning in Religion
by Mircea EliadeIn The Quest Mircea Eliade stresses the cultural function that a study of the history of religions can play in a secularized society. He writes for the intelligent general reader in the hope that what he calls a new humanism "will be engendered by a confrontation of modern Western man with unknown or less familiar worlds of meaning. " "Each of these essays contains insights which will be fruitful and challenging for professional students of religion, but at the same time they all retain the kind of cultural relevance and clarity of style which makes them accessible to anyone seriously concerned with man and his religious possibilities. "—Joseph M. Kitagawa, Religious Education
Quest: A Guide for Creating Your Own Vision Quest
by Denise Linn Meadow LinnFor centuries, ancient cultures embarked on rites of passage to gain entrance to the spiritual realms and to reach self-knowledge. These extraordinary mystical odysseys into nature provided insight, healing, and life direction. They were powerful acts that could change a person forever. With the passing of time, this ancient rite has almost been lost. Therefore, very few people truly understand what forces motivate their life and shape their destiny. International lecturer and healer Denise Linn draws on her Native American roots, as well as the teachings of other cultures, to create an , eclectic but carefully crafted spiritual program for anyone wishing to venture on their own retreat. After helping you choose the Quest that is right for you-from a group Quest in the wilderness to a day of silence at home, from a personal Guided Quest to a solitary Garden Quest-this practical, engaging book will show you how to Discover your life's purpose
Quest 52: A Fifteen-Minute-a-Day Yearlong Pursuit of Jesus
by Mark E. MooreThe bestselling author of Core 52 presents a fifteen-minute-a-day plan to help you know and become more like Jesus over the course of a year.&“Quest 52 will help you answer some of faith&’s toughest questions while you discover Jesus in a brand-new way.&”—Carey Nieuwhof, podcaster and author of At Your BestYou&’ve read a lot about Jesus. Now spend an entire year with him! Let respected Bible professor and teaching pastor Mark Moore be your guide. He developed this process over almost forty years of helping people make sense of Christianity. Quest 52 highlights the key moments from Jesus&’s life, revealing his identity, his expectations, his priorities, and his ultimate purpose. Each week features a handpicked gospel reading from the life of Jesus, plus an Old Testament passage foreshadowing his coming, a New Testament story revealing his impact, an invitation to discuss insights with fellow travelers, and practical ways to put what you&’ve learned into practice. The topics address relevant issues such as:• Does Jesus really care about your pain?• How can you know God&’s call on your life?• What does Jesus say about social justice?• How can you hear God&’s voice?• What are ways to survive these difficult days? This quest will enhance your understanding of Jesus and will forever change how you make choices, engage with others, interpret today&’s big issues, and even view yourself!
Quest 52 Student Edition: A Fifteen-Minute-a-Day Yearlong Pursuit of Jesus
by Mark E. MooreThe bestselling author of Quest 52 and Core 52 Student Edition presents a fifteen-minute-a-day plan that helps teens to know and become more like Jesus over the course of a year.Who is Jesus . . . really? Is he the world&’s nicest guy? A social-justice champion? Is he super accepting or overly judgmental? If you&’re ready for real answers rather than popular opinion, you&’re in the right place. Quest 52 Student Edition is your way to experience the life and heart of Jesus like never before. Daily readings include a mix of biblical passages from the life of Jesus, fresh insights into his purpose and character, opportunities to engage with others, and practical ways to put what you&’ve learned into practice. In just fifteen minutes a day, over the course of a year, you&’ll come face to face with Jesus in 52 unforgettable encounters. Let respected Bible professor and teaching pastor Mark Moore be your guide. He developed this process to help students like you make sense of Christianity. Gain clarity on topics such as:• Does Jesus care about your pain?• Can Jesus forgive you for, well, you know?• Does God play favorites?• What does Jesus say about social justice?• Does your past determine your future? This quest will enhance your understanding of Jesus in ways that will forever change how you make choices, engage with others, interpret today&’s big issues, and even view yourself!