Radical Love
Description
The first introductory textbook on the subject of queer theology.
Contextual theologies have developed from a number of perspectives - including feminist theology, black theology, womanist theology, Latin American liberation theology, and Asian American theology - and a wide variety of academic and general introductions exist to examine each one. However, Radical Love is the first introductory textbook on the subject of queer theology.
In this lucid and compelling introduction, Cheng provides a historical survey of how queer theology has developed from the 1950s to today and then explicates the themes of queer theology using the ecumenical creeds as a general framework. Topics include revelation, God, Trinity, creation, Jesus Christ, atonement, sin, grace, Holy Spirit, church, sacraments, and last things, as seen through the lenses of LGBT theologians.
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The Rev. Dr. Patrick S. Cheng is associate professor of historical and systematic theology at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA. He holds degrees from Union Theological Seminary, Harvard Law School and Yale College. He is the author of the highly regarded books Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology and From Sin to Amazing Grace: Discovering the Queer Christ, both from Seabury Books. He lives in New York City.
Content
- Cover Page
- Advance Praise
- Dedication
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- What Is Queer Theology?
- Queer Terminology
- Defining Queer Theology
- Four Sources of Queer Theology
- Example: Same-Sex Marriage as Sacrament?
- A Genealogy of Queer Theology
- Four Strands of Queer Theology
- Future Trends: Intersectionality and Hybridity
- God: The Sending Forth of Radical Love
- Revelation: God's Coming Out as Radical Love
- God: Radical Love Itself
- Trinity: Internal Community of Radical Love
- Creation: God's Outpouring of Radical Love
- Jesus Christ: The Recovery of Radical Love
- Sin: Rejection of Radical Love
- Jesus Christ: Embodiment of Radical Love
- Mary: Bearer of Radical Love
- Atonement: Ending Scapegoating through Radical Love
- Holy Spirit: The Return to Radical Love
- Holy Spirit: Pointing Us toward Radical Love
- Church: External Community of Radical Love
- Saints: Breaking Through of Radical Love
- Sacraments: Foretaste of Radical Love
- Last Things: Horizon of Radical Love
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- About The Author
