Queer Theology

By Queer Theology / Brian G. Murphy & Shannon T.L. KearnsReligion & Spirituality Christianity

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August 08, 2017 A Depressed Prophet – 1 Kings 19:9-14
In this episode, we talk about… the temptation to look for big signs from God how Elijah is going through a depressive episode in this passage, how that’s not often talked about, and how that contradicts what some of us our taught about faith & mental health the taxing demands of justice work (and how […]
9 min
August 01, 2017Wrestling with God – Genesis 32:22-31
In this episode, we talk about…
How Jacob wrestling with God can open the door to questions about sexuality, gender, and faith
A “hierarchy of control” that Shay learned from his conservative church (and how this passage challenges that)
Scripture gives us permission to question our faith!
the audacity of making demands of God
parallels between Jacob’s risks & wounds and the LGBTQ experience, a lesson Shay learned from Queer Virtue, which we’re about to start reading in the Sanctuary Collective book club
the “biblical definition of marriage”
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Genesis 32:22-31
Jacob got up during the night, took his two wives, his two women servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the Jabbok River’s shallow water. He took them and everything that belonged to him, and he helped them cross the river. But Jacob stayed apart by himself, and a man wrestled with him until dawn broke. When the man saw that he couldn’t defeat Jacob, he grabbed Jacob’s thigh and tore a muscle in Jacob’s thigh as he wrestled with him. The man said, “Let me go because the dawn is breaking.”
But Jacob said, “I won’t let you go until you bless me.”
He said to Jacob, “What’s your name?” and he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, “Your name won’t be Jacob any longer, but Israel, because you struggled with God and with men and won.”
Jacob also asked and said, “Tell me your name.”
But he said, “Why do you ask for my name?” and he blessed Jacob there. Jacob named the place Peniel, “because I’ve seen God face-to-face, and my life has been saved.” The sun rose as Jacob passed Penuel, limping because of his thigh.
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August 01, 2017 Wrestling with God – Genesis 32:22-31
In this episode, we talk about… How Jacob wrestling with God can open the door to questions about sexuality, gender, and faith A “hierarchy of control” that Shay learned from his conservative church (and how this passage challenges that) Scripture gives us permission to question our faith! the audacity of making demands of God parallels […]
10 min
July 25, 2017The Kingdom of Heaven is like… – Matthew 13:44-46
In this episode, we look at
what the Kingdom of Heaven is like, according to Jesus’s parables
how these parables can help us judge whether anti-LGBTQ theology is of God or not
Jesus’s audience in his parables (and what that means for us today)
what to make of the bit about “burning furnaces” that follows these verses
what anti-LGBTQ people must go through to experience God’s kingdom
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Matthew 13:44-46
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that somebody hid in a field, which someone else found and covered up. Full of joy, the finder sold everything and bought that field.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he found one very precious pearl, he went and sold all that he owned and bought it.
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July 25, 2017 The Kingdom of Heaven is like… – Matthew 13:44-46
In this episode, we look at what the Kingdom of Heaven is like, according to Jesus’s parables how these parables can help us judge whether anti-LGBTQ theology is of God or not Jesus’s audience in his parables (and what that means for us today) what to make of the bit about “burning furnaces” that follows […]
9 min
July 23, 2017Wild Goose 2017
In this episode, we catch up on…
what the Wild Goose Festival is
how (un)affirming Wild Goose was in its first year and how things have changed since
moving folks from unaffirming to being advocates for LGBTQ justice
our workshop on “Queering the Gospel” Click here to get the worksheet
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July 23, 2017 Wild Goose 2017
In this episode, we catch up on… what the Wild Goose Festival is how (un)affirming Wild Goose was in its first year and how things have changed since moving folks from unaffirming to being advocates for LGBTQ justice our workshop on “Queering the Gospel” Click here to get the worksheet Read the transcript (PDF)
9 min
July 12, 2017Why you should read the Bible queerly
In this episode we talk about…
We’re heading to Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, NC. If you’ll be there, come to our session “Queering The Gospel” at 10am on Saturday in The Landing. Session info here: wildgoosefestival.org/sessions17-78
Our theme for the month is “Reading the Bible Queerly” — look at for articles, a webinar, and more on this topic!
The short story of Shay’s long and winding relationship to the Bible
The ways in which exalting (a certain interpretation of) the Bible above all else can fail us — and dishonor the Bible
DAILY QUIET TIMES!
Reading & Teaching the Bible to find “the right answer” vs reading & teaching the Bible to engage the text
Brian’s story of trying to figure out if it’s ok to be gay and Christian
Moving beyond isolated verses to see the complete story of God in the Bible
Tune in next week for the “brass tacks” of how to tell your story — recorded live at Wild Goose
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July 12, 2017 Why you should read the Bible queerly
In this episode we talk about… We’re heading to Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, NC. If you’ll be there, come to our session “Queering The Gospel” at 10am on Saturday in The Landing. Session info here: wildgoosefestival.org/sessions17-78 Our theme for the month is “Reading the Bible Queerly” — look at for articles, a webinar, […]
14 min
July 05, 2017 Queer Christians’ Burden – Matthew 11:16-19, 28-30
In this episode we talk about … how, when it comes to “proving our worth,” LGBTQ can never do enough to satisfy critics — and what to do about that the trap that anti-LGBTQ Christians lay for queer people, why it’s so dangerous for us, and how to avoid it the one realization Fr. Shay […]
10 min

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The longest running podcast for and by LGBTQ Christians and other queer people of faith and spiritual seeker. Hosted by Fr. Shannon TL Kearns, a transgender Christian priest and Brian G. Murphy, a…