Queer Theology
Talking about God in a self-consciously transgressive manner, especially in terms of challenging societal norms about sexuality and gender and deconstructing the natural binary categories of sexuality and gender identity.
Queer theology
"Mujer"
Woman
The teaching office of the church that consists of the pope and bishops
The study of the holy spirit
Pneumatology
Someone who makes a preferential option for Latinx women and for their struggle for liberation
Mujerista
The rejection of radical love; resistance to dissolving boundaries and divisions
Sin
"Imago Dei"
Image and likeness of God
The two ends of sexuality (in Catholic ethics)
1. Procreation
2. Union
Term used to describe the relationship between the 3 "persons" of the Trinity; sometimes conceived as a an ecstatic dance or interpenetration of the 3 persons
Perichoresis
Entering into the chaos of another
Mercy
"God-bearer"
Theotokos
Fear + Ignorance
Stigma
The belief that emphasizes the different, yet harmonious and reciprocal, aspects of the sexes that is used to support traditional (heterosexual) marriage
Complementarity
Four sources for queer theology
1. Scripture
2. Tradition
3. Reason
4. Experience
A way to welcome and integrate strangers into the Christian Community
Hospitality
Actions that embrace anything opposed to societal norms; Against rules or norms
Transgressive action
Self-emptying
Kenosis
The four "F's" of theology of the body
Free
Full
Faithful
Fruitful
3 meanings of the term "queer"
1. umbrella term
2. transgressive action
3. erasing boundaries
If someone is committed to wrongdoing and will not be convinced to act otherwise, it is morally permissible to advise that person to commit a lesser evil
Principle of the counseling of the lesser of two evils
The horizon of radical love to which we are directed; our return to radical love
Eschatology
Disobedience to God's divine commands; belief that if you break God's biblical or natural law you will be punished for it
Legalistic approach to sin
This definition of "queer" views sexuality as something continually undergoing negotiation and dissemination
Queer as erasing boundaries
Four classic doctrines relating to Jesus
1. Sin
2. Jesus
3. Mary
4. Atonement
Four sources used by enslaved women to exercise autonomy
1. Christian religion
2. Memory
3. Spirituals
4. Language (sass!)