The
LGBT Religious Archives Network has posted a profile of one of my favourite theologians,
Marcella Althaus-Reid.
Her first book, Indecent Theology (2000), received widespread recognition in the theological field and earned her self-described reputation as an "indecent, Latina, bisexual theologian." Her next book, Queer God (2004), was a bold and provocative challenge to the sexual oppression inherent in most Christian theologies and established her as a fresh, cutting-edge thinker.
Here's a quote from one of her books:
Our task and our joy is to find or simply recognise God sitting amongst us, at any time, in any gay bar or in the home of a camp friend who decorates her living room as a chapel and doesn’t leave her rosary at home when going to a salsa bar.
— Althaus-Reid, M. (2004) The Queer God. London: Routledge.
Yewtree, I also love the quote that you chose to represent Marcella’s vision. I included a link to this post today at the Jesus in Love Blog in my piece on the 3rd anniversary of her passing:
ReplyDeletehttp://jesusinlove.blogspot.com/2012/02/marcella-althaus-reid-queer-theology.html