Being the Body of Christ - Towards a Twenty First Century Homosexual Theology for Anglican

Informationen zum Autor Chris Mounsey is Professor of English at the University of Winchester, UK. Klappentext The book explores the twentieth-century novel from the perspective that it is more concerned with theological debate than we might like to think. It reads five twentieth-century writers who have written the equivalent of sermons. Zusammenfassung The book explores the twentieth-century novel from the perspective that it is more concerned with theological debate than we might like to think. It reads five twentieth-century writers who have written the equivalent of sermons. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Homosexuality and Anglicanism Part 1 1. Oscar Wilde: "The Fisherman and his Soul"-The Failure of Organized Religion 2. E F Benson: The David Blaize Trilogy, A Sexuality Fit for My Lord- E.F.B., God and the Archbishop 3. E. F. Benson: The David Blaize Trilogy, A Sexuality Fit for My Lord – The Closet of Nightmares 4. E. F. Benson: The David Blaize Trilogy, A Sexuality Fit for My Lord – The Release of Masturbation 5. E. F. Benson: The David Blaize Trilogy, A Sexuality Fit for My Lord – From Boy Love to Manly Love: Marriage, Ministry and Maintaining the Gift of Continency Part 2 6. Edward Carpenter: Towards Democracy – The Greatest Poet England Never Had 7. Alan Hollinghurst: The Swimming-Pool Library – The Belle Époque of a Prodigal 8. Jeanette Winterson: Lighthousekeeping and The PowerBook – The Theology of the Body Conclusion: Blindness and Insight – Some Reflections

Product details

• Authors: Chris Mounsey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9781845539511
• ISBN: 978-1-84553-951-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Gender, Theology and Spirituality
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Religion: general, Theology, Christianity, Regional Studies, Literary studies: general, Regional / International studies, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics