The Power of Erotic Celibacy by Lisa Isherwood
This title considers various issues regarding celibacy and Christianity including the following: how the female body is used to underpin exploitative social systems, how Christianity has tried to control the bodies of women through regulations about the female body, how women have used celibacy to subvert the social order, how radical incarnationalism and queer theory create new challenges to traditional understandings of celibacy, how being erotic and celibate may manifest in social, sexual and political ways. It also explores how being erotically celibate challenges patriarchal society and opens up new theological understanding.
'This is one of those books that, after you have read it, you will come back to it and re-read it again and again..it is an important book, written with clarity and even humour, which will be crucial for postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates in the complex area of theology and sexuality. It is unique in the genre and highly recommended.' Marcella M. Althaus-Reid, University of Edinburgh, Expository Times, 2007 -- Marcella M. Althaus-Ried * Expository Times *
Lisa Isherwood is Professor in Theology at the University College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780567082770 |
| ISBN 10 | 0567082776 |
| Title | The Power of Erotic Celibacy |
| Author | Lisa Isherwood |
| Series | Queering Theology Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2006-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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