Intersex, Theology, and the Bible [electronic resource] : Troubling Bodies in Church, Text, and Society /
Cornwall, Susannah.editor.
Intersex bodies have been figured as troubling by doctors, parents, religious institutions and society at large. In this book, scholars draw on constructive and pastoral theologies, biblical studies, and sociology, suggesting intersex's capacity to 'trouble' is positive, challenging unquestioned norms and assumptions in religion and beyond.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction Troubling Bodies?; Part I Biblical Approaches; 1 Who Are You Calling a Eunuch?! Staging Conversations and Connections between Feminist and Queer Biblical Studies and Intersex Advocacy; 2 Virtuous Eunuchs: Troubling Conservative and Queer Readings of Intersex and the Bible; 3 Hermaphrodites, Eunuchs, and Intersex People: The Witness of Medical Science in Biblical Times and Today; Part II Pastoral and Practical Approaches; 4 A Pastoral Theological Reading of Middlesex
5 Intersex and the Role of Religion on the Path to Health and Well-BeingPart III Theological Approaches; 6 Laws "Needefull in Later to Be Abrogated": Intersex and the Sources of Christian Theology; 7 Intersex on Earth as It Is in Heaven; Afterword; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intersex bodies have been figured as troubling by doctors, parents, religious institutions and society at large. In this book, scholars draw on constructive and pastoral theologies, biblical studies, and sociology, suggesting intersex's capacity to 'trouble' is positive, challenging unquestioned norms and assumptions in religion and beyond.
Bible—Theology.
Sociology.
Ethics.
Human body—Social aspects.
Theology.
Biblical Studies.
Gender Studies.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Sociology of the Body.
Christian Theology.