Carnal knowledge of God : embodied love and the movement for justice /

Carnal knowledge of God : embodied love and the movement for justice /

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Author / Creator:	Voelkel, Rebecca, author.
Imprint:	Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2017] ©2017
Description:	xxi, 155 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Queer theology. Incarnation. Sin. Love -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Incarnation. Love -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Queer theology. Sin.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11098439

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ISBN:	9781506420455 1506420451
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-152) and index.
Summary:	"Theologian, pastor, and seasoned activist Rebecca M. M. Voelkel offers a theological vision of embodied love, informed by her own experience, research, and pastoral and organizing work with gay, lesbian, transgender, and genderqueer people. Voilkel lays out a theological vision interwoven with wisdom from social change "movement building," offering principles that will enable allies to work strategically in the coming "progressive wave.""--Page [4] of cover.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Called to Be Lovers in the Name of God
Part I. Via Positiva-The Positive Way
1. God in Creation: Carnal Knowledge
2. Incarnation and Incarnations
Part II. Via Negativa-The Negative Way
3. Colonization and Sin
4. Sin and Suffering
Part III. Via Creativa-The Creative Way
5. Alternatives to Despair
6. Embodied Practices of Hope
Part IV. Via Transformativa-The Transformative Way
7. The Already and Not Yet
8. Eschatological Strategies: "Movement-Building" Wisdom as a Test Case
9. This Historical Moment-Recognizing the Signs of the Times
Conclusion
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Index