Sexual and Religious Regimes of the Self in Dutch Discourses about Homosexuality: A Queer Theological Analysis and Alternative
This article discusses two major ways in which sexual and religious identities are conceptualized in Dutch public discourses about homosexuality. In a secular discourse that stresses that LGBTs should be able to be themselves', certain religious identities are often ignored, subordinated or at...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
[2018]
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International journal of public theology
Année: 2018, Volume: 12, Numéro: 3/4, Pages: 353-378 |
RelBib Classification: | FD Théologie contextuelle KBD Benelux KDD Église protestante NBE Anthropologie NCF Éthique sexuelle ZC Politique en général |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Authenticity
B Queer Theology B The Netherlands B Homosexuality B Identity B Sacramentality B Secularism |
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Résumé: | This article discusses two major ways in which sexual and religious identities are conceptualized in Dutch public discourses about homosexuality. In a secular discourse that stresses that LGBTs should be able to be themselves', certain religious identities are often ignored, subordinated or attacked, while the self that needs to be realized is rendered primarily a sexual self. A conservative Protestant (counter-)discourse on being in Christ' subordinates (homo)sexual identity to Christian identity—or even rejects it. To move beyond such (Late) Modern oppositional constructions of religion and homosexuality in terms of (religious/sexual) "identity", this article explores the (queer) Catholic concept of sacramental characters—as an anti-identity—and suggests that it has the potential to unsettle some of the deadlocks in public discourses about homosexuality and sexual diversity. |
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ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341547 |