Category Archives: Queer Theology

the necessity of inclusive religious language and new metaphors

Seminaries, unless on the conservative end of the theological spectrum, require students to use gender neutral language concerning God in papers and sermons. Although, not having a pronoun for God makes for extremely awkward sentences in English. For example, “God in God’s self,” or “For God so loved the world that God gave God’s only begottenContinue reading “the necessity of inclusive religious language and new metaphors”

jesus was a cyborg

As custom, posthuman films, including Her, Transcendence, and Lucy, prescribe qualities on the anthropological project. Questions for viewers arise: What does it mean to be human? Are humans unique because their conscience? Is it necessary to have a body to be human? These films convey simply that to be human means to demonstrate a willContinue reading “jesus was a cyborg”

Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus dies on the cross

(Guest post by asescalante) “Whither is God?” he cried; “I will tell you. We have killed him—you and I. All of us are his murderers. But how did we do this? How could we drink up the sea? Who gave us the sponge to wipe away the entire horizon? What were we doing when weContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus dies on the cross”

Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): The body of Jesus is placed in the arms of his mother

 Stabat Mater Christ above in torment hangs, She beneath beholds the pangs Of her dying, glorious Son. Is there one who would not weep Whelmed in miseries so deep, Christ’s dear mother to behold? Can the human heart refrain From partaking in her pain, In that mother’s pain untold? Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled, She beheldContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): The body of Jesus is placed in the arms of his mother”

Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus is nailed to the cross

In February, the news surfaced that the CEO of American Title Services committed suicide using a nail gun. A coroner’s spokeswoman Thursday said Talley was found in his garage by a family member who called authorities. They said Talley died from seven or eight self-inflicted wounds from a nail gun fired into his torso andContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus is nailed to the cross”

Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus is stripped of his garments

Now the boys and the maidens brought wood and hay to burn Thecla: and when she was brought in naked, the governor wept and marvelled at the power that was in her. And they laid the wood, and the executioner bade her mount upon the pyre: and she, making the sign of the cross, wentContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus is stripped of his garments”

Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem

Jesus tells the women not to weep for him, but for themselves and their children.Weeping is a way of resistance. Empires cannot handle chaos, emotion, or uncontrollability. The powers-that-be need the world to be dry-eyed, controllable, and at an Imperial peace. These women’s tears started the revolution. Their tears were sown into the hearts ofContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem”

Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): A woman wipes the face of Jesus

Wiping Jesus’s face on his way to death is seen as an act of charity, hinting at justice, a justice-to-come. In the Catholic tradition, the woman’s named Veronica, which in Greek means “true image.” A true image of God touches a true image of God. A Prayer: Wounded God, Helpless Savior, Our readied hands seek toContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): A woman wipes the face of Jesus”

Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): The cross is laid on Simon of Cyrene

in the gospels, we already met a simon, simon peter. he was foolish, but brave. the one who made the confession that jesus was the messiah (matthew 16:16). now that jesus bears the cross, he is found nowhere near: a run away. a new simon was found, one who was trustworthy and strong, simon ofContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): The cross is laid on Simon of Cyrene”