Queer Theory and Liberation Theology
What Does Queer Theory Offer to Liberation Theology?
Dr. Laurel Schneider
Wednesday, March 24, 1pm, Room 300
Queer theory, an outgrowth of recent cultural criticism, feminism, post-structuralism and gay liberation efforts, is sometimes described as too esoteric, obtuse, and academic to be of use in theologies of liberation. In particular, its commitments to undermine identity politics and its tendencies to valorize and celebrate the “perverse” make it a challenging bedfellow for liberation theologies that depend upon some degree of identity stability. This talk will take up the question of queer theory’s usefulness in liberation theology, particularly in relation to contemporary LGBTIQ movements.
Laurel Schneider is Professor of Theology, Ethics, and Culture at Chicago Theological Seminary and the author of Re-Imagining the Divine: Confronting the Backlash Against Feminist Theology (Pilgrim Press, 1999); Beyond Monotheism: A Theology of Multiplicity (Routledge Press, 2008).
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