(Guest post by asescalante) While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” But to the one who had told him this, Jesus replied, “Who isContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus meets his mother”
Category Archives: Queer Theology
Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus falls thrice times
(Guest post by asescalante) Like the many before him who would fall, and the many after who will fall, Jesus falls. Under the weight of that which will eventually kill him he falls; this weight is not simply the physical burden of wooden beam(s), but is the weight of the Empire that would find theContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus falls thrice times”
Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus is condemned to death
Jesus was condemned to crucifixion on that fateful day by the Roman Empire. Jesus disturbed the peace, ruptured the temple-industrial complex, and was not pacifying anytime soon. If we take a much-needed step back, historically, Pilate and governors before and after him condemned thousands of others too. Once in the early first century, a Roman roadContinue reading “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus is condemned to death”
Queering Holy Week: A Primer
For Holy Week, I will take up a new project titled, “Queering the Stations of the Cross(es).” In the last few months, beautiful artwork on LGBTQ Stations have emerged; as well as a specifically Trans-queering the Stations of the Cross. These are wonderful additions to the Christian imagination surrounding Holy Week and the Stations. For my project, IContinue reading “Queering Holy Week: A Primer”
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