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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484081603321

Autore

Goh Joseph N. <1971->

Titolo

Doing Church at the Amplify Open and Affirming Conferences : Queer Ecclesiologies in Asia / / by Joseph N. Goh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-73314-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 pages)

Collana

Asian Christianity in the Diaspora, , 2945-6940

Disciplina

261.835766

Soggetti

Theology

Christianity and the social sciences

Christian sociology

Ethnology - Asia

Culture

Christian Theology

Social Scientific Studies of Christianity

Asian Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Gender Variance, Sexual Diversity and Christianity in Asia -- 2. Amplify Open and Affirming Conferences -- 3. An Ecclesiology of Interminable Flourishing -- 4. An Ecclesiology of Promiscuous Irregularity -- 5. An Ecclesiology of Eschatological Accountability -- 6. Open and Affirming Inclusivity: The Journey Continues.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a dedicated academic study of Amplify, a series of open and affirming Christian conferences in Asia that provides spaces of worship, support, fellowship, collaboration, and networking for LGBTIQ-affirming churches. Through a detailed analysis of narratives from fourteen Amplify frontliners comprising co-founders, hosts, organisers, co-organisers, speakers, consultants, and other active contributors, this volume chronicles the historical development of Amplify from its 2009 inception in Singapore to subsequent occurrences in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and, most recently, Taiwan in 2018. Written at the intersection of gender,



sexuality, and theology, the focus of this volume lies in the construction of Asian LGBTIQ ecclesiologies that emanate from, and speak to the theological vision of doing church at Amplify. Joseph N. Goh is a Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia. He is the author of Living Out Sexuality and Faith: Body Admissions of Malaysian Gay and Bisexual Men (2018) and Becoming a Malaysian Trans Man: Gender, Society, Body and Faith (2020).