Panel: FEMINIST THEOLOGIES AND EPISTEMOLOGIES: BETWEEN THEORY AND PRAXIS



381.2 - QUEERING THEOLOGY THROUGH PARODY

AUTHORS:
Thomaier S. (University of Hildesheim ~ Hildesheim ~ Germany)
Text:
Queer theologies have transformed theological and biblical traditions from the very beginning. The method of doing parodies is an essential component of this type of transformation. Parodies are not a mockery or distortion of Christian tradition. On the contrary, a parody is a repetition with a critical difference (Linda Hutcheon) and therefore a creative-productive and distance-sensitive approach to tradition and beliefs. "Queering Theology Through Parody" wants to explore how parodies are used in pertinent queer theological works such as Indecent Theology by Marcella Althaus-Reid.