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Queering John of the Cross: Sanjuanist Contributions to the Fight against Phobias towards Queer People

By Anderson Fabián Santos Meza

Book information

Publisher
Religions
Year
2024
DOI
10.3390/rel15030336
ISSN
2077-1444
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
541 kB (554257 bytes)
Series
15
Pages
336\22
Time added
2024-07-31 23:33:26
John of the CrossMysticismQueerQueer PeopleQueer ReligionsQueer TheologiesQueeringTheology

Description

This article aims to approach Sanjuanist mysticism from a queer perspective. It is not a monolithic apology to queer people, nor a treatise on mystical interpretation, but an effort to recognize and validate the spiritual experience of LGBTIQ+ people. It takes some mystical passages from St. John of the Cross that help to read the experience of queer life in a mystical key. With this, the potential of mysticism to combat those phobic, segregating, and unjust ideologies that mistreat so many people because of their sexual orientation and gender identity dissidence is manifested. Although it is problematic, talking about this is an act of epistemic, sociocultural, and religious justice.

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