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Author Voelkel, Rebecca, author.

Title Carnal knowledge of God : embodied love and the movement for justice / Rebecca M.M. Voelkel
Published Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 155 pages)
Contents Introduction : called to be lovers in the name of God -- part I. Via Positiva -- the positive way -- 1. God in creation : carnal knowledge -- 2. Incarnation and incarnations -- part II. Via Negativa -- the negative way -- 3. Colonization and sin -- 4. Sin and suffering -- part III. Via Creativa -- the creative way -- 5. Alternatives to despair -- 6. Embodied practices of hope -- part IV. Via Transformativa -- the transformative way -- 7. The already and not yet -- 8. Eschatological strategies : "movement-building" wisdom as a test case -- 9. This historical moment -- recognizing the signs of the times -- Conclusion
Summary Theologian, pastor, and seasoned activist Rebecca Voelkel offers a theological vision of embodied love, informed by her own experience, research, and pastoral and organizing work with gay, lesbian, transgender, and gender-queer persons. Voelkel lays out a theological approach that includes the Via Positiva, asserting and celebrating bodily integrity and empowerment; the Via Negativa, acknowledging and analyzing the ways in which vulnerable bodies are colonized; the Via Creativa, artistic expressions of social alternatives; and the Via Transformativa. The "transformative way" grounds action in what Voelkel calls "inaugural eschatology," which anticipates and works toward a different future. Her theological vision is interwoven with wisdom gained from social change "movement building," offering principles that will enable allies to work strategically to take advantage of what Voelkel and others see as a building "progressive wave."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-152) and index
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Subject Queer theology.
Incarnation.
Sin.
Love -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Systematic.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
Incarnation
Love -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Queer theology
Sin
LGBTQ+ religious people.
Queer theology.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781506420462
150642046X