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Queer theology is a theological methodology defined in a three-fold manner: 1) as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex individuals "talking about God;" where this theology is done by and for LGBTQI individuals, by focusing on their specific needs. 2) talking about God in purposefully transgressive manners, especially in terms of social and cultural norms regarding gender and sexuality; where it seeks to unearth hidden voices or hidden perspectives that allows theology to be seen in a new light. and 3) talking about God in a way that "challenges and deconstructs the natural binary categories of sexual and gender identity. Based on the fact that it erases boundaries by being rooted on the perspective of queer theory that critiques sexual and gender identity. " Queer theology is brought by the philosophical perspective of Queer Theory. Queer theology provides the reexamination of biblical text by providing a queer perspective to talk about God. It uses a queer approach to interpret Christian Theology and provides a space for individuals who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Intersex and Queer to talk about god.It is a transgressive approach to talk about God by challenging societal norms about sexuality and gender by arguing that sex categories, gender identity, and sexuality are not natural but are socially constructed.Queer theology is brought by the work of queer philosophers and sociologists such as Michel Foucault, Gayle Rubin, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and Judith Butler. According to “Queer Theology: Reclaiming Christianity for the LGBT Community Kelly Kraus” defines queer as an umbrella term for anyone with a marginalized sexual orientation or gender identity. Queer theology is inclusive to individuals sexual and gender identity and allows the LGBT community to reclaim their space in Christianity.〔Queer Theology: Reclaiming Christianity for the LGBT Community by Kelly Kraus〕 Social theorist Judith Butler notes the pejorative origins of the word "queer" when she writes, "() derives its force precisely through the repeated invocation by which it has become linked to accusation, pathologization, insult." Whatever negatives denotations "queer" has, it has been reclaimed by queer people to refute the intrinsic hostility of the term.〔 A "pro-feminist gay theology" was proposed by J. M. Clark and G. McNeil in 1992, and a "queer theology" by Robert Goss in ''Jesus acted up: A gay and lesbian manifesto'' (1993).〔cited after Gary D. Comstock and Susan E. Henking, eds. ''Que(e)Rying Religion: A Critical Anthology'' (Continuum International Publishing Group: 1997). ISBN 9780826409249〕 Queer theology begins with an assumption that gender non-conformity and gay and lesbian desire have always been present in human history, and were present in the Bible. It is also a way of understanding the Bible as a source of stories about radical love.〔Patrick S. Cheng, ''Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology'' (Church Publishing: 2011). ISBN 978-1-59627-136-4.〕 == Theologians == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Queer theology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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