Christology From The Margins

by Bohache, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780334040583
• ISBN10: 0334040582
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-20
• Publisher: Scm Pr

Summary

After reviewing traditional Christology and the various liberation Christologies including black, Hispanic, Asian, white feminist, and women of colour, the author explores whether and how "queer" might be a social location for Christological study, concluding with the view of Christ's person and work from a queer perspective. "Christology from the Margins" not only articulates a queer Christology but also engages in a "queering" of biblical texts that have only ever been read through the lens of heterosexual perspectives in the past. With a strikingly engaging style, this author examines an area of study that will continue to attract students and scholars for the foreseeable future.

Author Biography

Thomas Bohache serves as clergy in the Metropolitan-Community Churches and holds a doctorate in feminist liberation theologies from the Episcopal Divinity School.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction: Why Another Christology?	p. ix
Traditional Christologies	p. 1
From Jesus to Christ: Incipient Christology	p. 3
Jesus as Christ: The Development of Christology	p. 24
From Christ to Jesus: Historical Jesus Studies as New Christology	p. 45
Contextual Christologies	p. 65
A Saviour Just Like Me: Black, African and Asian Christologies	p. 67
A Crucified God for a Crucified People: Latin American Liberation Christology	p. 81
God's Representative as a Guide to Wholeness: Feminist Christology	p. 103
A Way Out of No Way: The Christologies of Women of Colour	p. 128
Queering Christ	p. 153
Homophobia among Christians, Christophobia among Homosexuals	p. 157
'Queer' as Social Location: Legitimate Category or just Propaganda?	p. 187
'Who do you say that I am?' I: Towards a Queer Christology	p. 209
'Who do you say that I am?' II: A Queer Christology	p. 230
Epilogue: Has Christ Been 'Queered'?	p. 259
Bibliography	p. 262
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