Representations of Homosexuality : Black Liberation Theology and Cultural Criticism / by R. Sneed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sneed, Roger A.

Series:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Christianity.

Sex.

Religion.

Theology.

Sociology of Religion.

Gender Studies.

Christian Theology.

Local Subjects:

Sociology of Religion.

Christianity.

Gender Studies.

Religion.

Christian Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2010.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Roger A. Sneed offers an alternative approach to black homosexuality for black religious scholars who have traditionally viewed homosexuality as a problem. Instead, by drawing on a range of black gay writers, Representations of Homosexuality points black religious scholarship towards an ethics of openness.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Black Liberation Theology, Cultural Criticism, and the Problem of Homosexuality; 2 Black Religious Criticism and Representations of Homosexuality; 3 Black Theology and Homosexuality Revisited: Black Queer Theologians Respond; 4 The Representations of Homosexuality in Black Gay Men's Writing; 5 Religious Experience in Black Gay Men's Writings; 6 Reconstructing Black Gay Male Identity beyond ""The DL""; Conclusion: Toward an Ethics of Openness; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612909511

9781282909519

1282909517

9780230106567

0230106560

OCLC:

649366250