Queering Black churches : dismantling heteronormativity in African American congregations /

'Queering Black Churches' explores how open and affirming (ONA) historically Black churches have queered their congregations. Using the lenses of practical theology, ecclesiology, Queer theology, and gender studies, Brandon Thomas Crowley examines the heteronormative histories, theologies,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Crowley, Brandon Thomas (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	African American churches. African American sexual minorities. Christian sexual minorities. Queer theology > United States. Églises noires américaines. Minorités sexuelles noires américaines. Théologie queer > États-Unis. Christian Life. RELIGION. Sexuality & Gender Studies. Sociology of Religion. SOCIAL SCIENCE. African American churches African American sexual minorities Christian sexual minorities Queer theology United States Religion & beliefs. Religion. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Cover
Queering Black Churches
Copyright
Contents
Dedication and Acknowledgments
A Note on the Cover
Preface
Foreword by Peter J. Paris
Introduction
1 A History of Heteronormativity, Transphobia, and Homophobia in Black Congregations
2 An Introduction to Black Ecclesial Queering
3 Models of Black Ecclesial Queering, Part I: The Congregational Model-Union United Methodist Church
4 Models of Black Ecclesial Queering, Part II: A Pastoral Model-Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church
5 A More Excellent Way: A Black Ethogenic Report
Conclusion: A Bright Side Somewhere
Appendix 1: Another Example of Congregational Queering by the Covenant Baptist-United Church of Christ
Appendix 2: The Eight Phases of Black Ecclesial Queering
Notes
Index.