An Augustinian Ethics of Same-Sex Desire and Gay Celibacy
Queering the Queer in Contemporary Theology
An Augustinian Ethics of Same-Sex Desire and Gay Celibacy
Queering the Queer in Contemporary Theology
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Description
In this perceptive work, Bennett explores gay celibacy as a positive erotic witness in the contemporary discussion of human sexuality and queer theological discourse. With the recent publication of statements and prayers for blessing from Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, being gay and celibate are together intensely queer realities. They are, however, curiously side-lined in ecclesial ethics, queer and contemporary theologies. Through a constructive analysis of Augustine and Richard Hooker, and contemporary theologians, Oliver O'Donovan, Sarah Coakley, Graham Ward, this book proffers a theological basis for gay celibacy.
In Bennett's formulations, gay celibacy becomes Christ-like exclusion from the created good of marriage for the sake of a greater inclusion in its eventual transformation; he also re-examines it as a form of sacramental existence that, due to its exclusion, enjoys greater intimacy and inclusion with Christ in his death and resurrection. As a robustly trinitarian asceticism, this book argues that gay celibacy can be understood as a 'new asceticism' which calls gay affectivity to a theological and transformative renewal. By positing such a new asceticism, this book incisively challenges the contemporary field of queer theology. Not only does Bennett open up a new space to articulate a rarely seen love for God, but he also reveals a substantive theology of God's love and its relationship to human desire.
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Table of Contents
1. From the Past to Now: An Augustinian Account of Desire, Pilgrimage, and Gay Celibacy
2. From the Future to Now: Oliver O'Donovan's Moral Theology and Gay Celibacy
3. Revisiting a Renewed Asceticism: Reconstructive Appraisal of Sarah Coakley's Theology of Desire
4. An Angelical Via Media: Participation, Law, And Desire in Richard Hooker
Conclusion: Gay Celibacy as Prophetic Witness - Exposing Natural Idolatries and Calling Queerness to Rest in Holiness
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| Published | 18 Feb 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 9780567719034 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Series | T&T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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