Que(e)rying Religion: A Critical Anthology - Softcover

Gary David Comstock

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826409245 ISBN 13: 9780826409249

Publisher: Continuum, 2000

Synopsis

The first multi-disciplinary look at the intersection of queer experience and religious spirituality.

About this title

About the Authors

Gary David Comstock is Protestant Chaplain and visiting associate professor of Religion at Wesleyan University. He is the author of Violence Against Lesbian and Gay Men and Unrepentant, Self-Affirmingm Practicing: Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay People with Organized Religion.

Susan E. Henking is associate professor of Religios Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

From the Back Cover

Is it possible to be religious and to be gay, lesbian, or queer? Until recently, many persons - gay or straight - would have said no. But over the past decade or so, a vast literature has emerged of personal narrative, apologetic, and polemic, asserting both the existence and acceptability of such dual identities. Que(e)rying Religion includes but moves beyond tradition-based experiential writing by turning to the academic study of religion. It includes work that compares or focuses on different religious traditions, such as various forms of Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Native American spiritualities. It also incorporates writing on various geographical areas and historical time periods. By assuming a wide definition of religion, it raises questions about the terms religion and religious themselves. Read together, the contents of Que(e)rying Religion provide access to a broad selection of work at the intersection of religious studies and lesbian/gay/queer studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826409245
• ISBN 13: 9780826409249
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 552
• Editor: Gary David Comstock