Re-reading love poetry in scripture from a queer perspective has important ethical implications that can be explored and debated. This essay will analyze what these meanings might be and how they...
How do queer interpretations of scripture expose divine androgyny as a forgotten theological truth? Queer interpretation is an approach to Biblical studies that examines how LGBTQ+ people,...
Queer Hermeneutics is an approach to understanding religious texts that challenges traditional interpretations and highlights how they can be revised to include diverse experiences of gender and...
Informal Religious Networks
A significant proportion of LGBT people report finding comfort and acceptance from religious institutions, which is often attributed to their participation in informal...
The question of how queer readings of Scripture challenge the historical monopoly of patriarchal interpretation is one that has been debated for centuries. While traditional interpretations of the...
Communal Affirmation for LGBTQ Believers
I will discuss how communal affirmation can positively impact the spiritual resilience of LGBTQ believers. I believe that when members of the LGBTQ...
Narratives of divine love and justice have been integral to religious belief since ancient times. As believers, many people have come to understand their place in the world through these stories,...
Scriptures have been used throughout history to justify and support many types of discrimination, oppression, and violence against marginalized groups, including women and LGBTQ+ individuals.
Some...
In many religions, holy writings have been interpreted to exclude and condemn homosexuality.
Recent scholarship has provided new perspectives that can challenge these interpretations and offer...