A Queering of Black Theology : James Baldwin's Blues Project and Gospel Prose / by E. Kornegay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kornegay, E., Author.

Series:

Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice, 2945-6983

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Black theology.

Bible--Study and teaching.

Bible.

Communication.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Religion--History.

Religion.

Christian Theology.

Black Theology.

Biblical Studies.

Media and Communication.

Cultural Studies.

History of Religion.

Local Subjects:

Christian Theology.

Black Theology.

Biblical Studies.

Media and Communication.

Cultural Studies.

History of Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kornegay's brilliant and insightful use of James Baldwin's literary genius offers a way forward that promises to overcome the divide between religion and sexuality that is of crucial importance not only for black church and theology but for socio-political-religious and theological discourse generally.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Prolonged Religious Crisis; 2 Between James's Gospel and Jimmy's blues; 3 Living Exiled in the Promised Land; 4 Queering and Theological Signification; 5 Conversion: Queer Theory and Black Theology; 6 Desire: Queering in the Black Church; Conclusion: James Baldwin, Queer Theory, and Theological Reflection; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349478552

1349478555

9781137376473

1137376473