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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, morals, values, and structures of Black churches and how their longstanding assumptions can be challenged to dismantle homophobia within African American congregations and move beyond surface-level allyship toward actual structural renovation.
Sommario
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Foreword by Peter J. Paris
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: A History of Heteronormativity, Transphobia, and Homophobia in Black Congregations
- Chapter 2: An Introduction to Black Ecclesial Queering
- Chapter 3: Models of Black Ecclesial Queering Part I: The Congregational Model - Union United Methodist Church
- Chapter 4: Models of Black Ecclesial Queering Part II: The Pastoral Model - The Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church
- Chapter 5: A More Excellent Way: A Black Ethogenic Report
- Conclusion: A Bright Side Somewhere
- Appendix One
- Appendix Two
Info autore
Brandon Thomas Crowley is an African American minister and a Lecturer in Ministry Studies at Harvard Divinity School. Crowley has served as the senior pastor of the Historic Myrtle Baptist Church in West Newton, Massachusetts, since 2009 and has earned degrees from Harvard University, Boston University, and Morehouse College.
Riassunto
Queering Black Churches provides a systematic approach for dismantling heteronormativity within African American congregations. Using the lenses of practical theology, ecclesiology, Queer theology, and gender studies, Brandon Thomas Crowley examines the heteronormative histories, theologies, morals, values, and structures of Black churches and how their longstanding assumptions can be challenged.
Drawing on the experiences of several historically Black churches that became open and affirming (ONA), Queering Black Churches explores how historically Black churches have queered their congregations. Crowley examines the similarities and differences in their approaches and synthesizes them into a methodology called Black ecclesial Queering: a theoretical analysis and a practical method of queering that centers on the lived experiences of Black Queer folks seeking to subvert the puritanical ideologies of Black churches.
Crowley argues for a systematic approach to dismantling homophobia within African American congregations that moves beyond surface-level allyship toward actual structural renovation. With its groundbreaking documentation of ONA congregations and its practical proposals for change, this book will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and clergy alike.
Testo aggiuntivo
Queering Black Churches seeks to bridge the gap between this past and a projected sacredly erotic future. It is a practical guide that is accessible to both the academy and Black churches.
