This Author Meets Critique (AMC) session introduces the anthology Queering Theology, edited by Charlotte Jacobs, Sonja Thomaier, and Jörg Rieger. The volume advances a distinctive approach to queer theological work by centering the concept of queering. "Queer" is understood here not only as an identity but also as a critical practice: queering. From this starting point, queer theology draws not only on queer theory but also on liberation theology and materialist social analysis in order to address the matters of (in)equalities and (in)justice. Queering theology thus becomes a practice of challenging and overcoming the perceived non-alternativeness of dominant ways of thinking, working, and living. It is not an end in itself, but a collective endeavour aimed at enabling a better life for all. In this perspective, queer and materialist approaches are inherently intertwined, and transformative queer theologies integrate them from the outset. The contributions in this volume follow these trajectories while also breaking new ground. By deepening queer theology's liberationist commitments, the anthology reclaims queer theology as a mode of interrogating structures of power and imagining collective alternatives. It raises essential next questions for the field: How can queer theologies maintain their resistive edge? How can they unfold their transformative potential? And how might they become theologies of liberation for the 99%? In this panel, respondents J.J. Warren, Tris Genoske and Luke Larner - each well-versed in the field - offer critical and constructive responses to the volume. Their perspectives will open into a broader conversation with the editors and the audience, creating an opportunity for scholars to engage with the book's contributions to international queer theological discourse and to reflect on its relevance for reshaping theological practice today.

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