Sexuality is an important part of being human. As adolescents enter puberty, they begin to develop new desires and needs related to their body and its functions. This can be both exciting and...
Read More
: Sexuality and adolescence: understanding the pressures facing teenagers
Throughout history, cultures have created stories about sin and purity to guide their communities' actions. People in societies worldwide grew up hearing these stories and internalizing them, often...
Read More
: Queer individuals raised in conservative faiths struggle with cultural narratives of sin and purity.
Holiness has been traditionally understood as a moral standard that requires individuals to abstain from certain activities such as adultery, fornication, and homosexuality.
Some scholars argue...
Read More
: How to achieve relational and sexual integrity for a more holistic understanding of holy living
Religious doctrines often assert that certain behaviors are impure and unclean, leading to a moral code that discourages people from exploring their sexual desires.
Such dogmas can cause people to...
Read More
: Exploring how religious teachings about purity impact ones perception of their sexuality
The concept of purity and impurity has been a part of many cultures since ancient times. Rituals that exclude individuals based on their perceived lack of purity have played an important role in...
Read More
: Purity, impurity, sexuality and the importance of waiting for marriage in ancient cultures
The queer embodiment in religious contexts refers to how people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or intersex (LGBTI) express their sexual and gender identities through their...
Read More
: How queer embodiment challenges traditional notions of sin and virtue in religious contexts
Rituals play an important role in the lives of people around the world. They have been practiced for centuries and continue to be performed today, often involving some kind of religious or spiritual...
Read More
: Queer spirituality: how color and sound create emotional atmosphere in rituals
Does Queer Ethics Reject Or Rework Virtue As Performance In Place Of Purity?
Queer ethics has been developed to challenge traditional moral codes and values that are often seen as restrictive and...
Read More
: Does queer ethics emphasize transcendental mutual respect through experimental performercentered identity?
The morality surrounding the act of reclaiming holiness is one that has been heavily debated for centuries, particularly when it comes to its relationship to purity. In many religious and spiritual...
Read More
: The morality of reclaiming holiness: reimagining purity as an inclusive relational virtue
The concept of purity has been used throughout history to describe many different things - from food and water to emotions and behaviors.
It is often associated with negative connotations such as...
Read More
: Discovering new ways to explore eroticism and intimacy through a rewritten narrative of purity