Queer Theology

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

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March 07, 2017The power of queer community – Genesis 12:1-4
In this episode we look at …
the power that comes from leaving
parallels between Abram’s descendants becoming a great nation and the LGBTQ community
the ways in which queer people are a blessing to the world
Get even more queering the Bible—and learn how to do it yourself!—inside Sanctuary Collective, our online community. Learn more at queertheology.com/sanctuary-collective
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Genesis 12:1-4
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
“I will make you into a great nation,
    and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
    and you will be a blessing.a]">[a]
I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.”
So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.
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March 07, 2017 The power of queer community – Genesis 12:1-4
In this episode we look at … the power that comes from leaving parallels between Abram’s descendants becoming a great nation and the LGBTQ community the ways in which queer people are a blessing to the world Get even more queering the Bible—and learn how to do it yourself!—inside Sanctuary Collective, our online community. Learn […]
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March 01, 2017When I kept silent… – Psalm 32
In this episode we look at…
how this passage resonates with folks who have been in the closet
a message of hope for those who feel shame
the importance of naming our sins, of bringing are shame out into the light
what sin is and what it isn’t
what to do after your sins are forgiven
how this passage relates to folks working in solidarity with queer people
a special announcement about Walking Toward Resurrection (learn more at https://www.queertheology.com/resurrection/)
Don’t forget, if you want to dive deeper into queer theology, Sanctuary Collective — our online community + premium resources — is just for you! Learn more and sign up at https://www.queertheology.com/sanctuary-collective
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Psalm 32
Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.
When I kept silent,
    my bones wasted away
    through my groaning all day long.
For day and night
    your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
    as in the heat of summer.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
    my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.
Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters
    will not reach them.
You are my hiding place;
    you will protect me from trouble
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
    or they will not come to you.
Many are the woes of the wicked,
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts in him.
Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!
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March 01, 2017 When I kept silent… – Psalm 32
In this episode we look at… how this passage resonates with folks who have been in the closet a message of hope for those who feel shame the importance of naming our sins, of bringing are shame out into the light what sin is and what it isn’t what to do after your sins are forgiven […]
9 min
February 22, 2017Transfiguration: Jesus Comes Out – Matthew 17:1-9
In the coming year, we’re going to be hosting an interactive course on how to read the Bible through a queer lens to understand it more deeply (and faithfully, even!). This passage is one that we’ll look at more closely — and then give you the tools so that you can find your own queer connections throughout Scripture. If you’re interested in that, let us know.
In this episode we discuss…
parallels between the transfiguration and coming out
what to do when you’re afraid
what the transfiguration might have meant for Jesus
what that might mean for LGBTQ people
how to create a sexual ethic for yourself (register for the webinar at queertheology.com/sex)
Matthew 17:1-9
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
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February 22, 2017 Transfiguration: Jesus Comes Out – Matthew 17:1-9
In this episode we discuss… parallels between the transfiguration and coming out what to do when you’re afraid what the transfiguration might have meant for Jesus what that might mean for LGBTQ people how to create a sexual ethic for yourself (register for the webinar at queertheology.com/sex) Matthew 17:1-9 After six days Jesus took with […]
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February 16, 2017What does it mean to be God’s temple? – 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23
In this episode we look at…
“This is a passage that every LGBTQ person — or any person considering being a sexual being — has heard before”
How this passage has been used against LGBTQ people
How this passage might give us hope in our current tumultuous political reality
What does it mean that “your body is a temple”? We look at how conservative Christianity has defined that idea, what it might have meant to the earliest Christians, and what it might mean for us today
How to reclaim our sexuality
Brian said he’d put a link to “What Promiscuity Taught Me About God’s Love” in the show notes
our upcoming webinar on creating a sexual ethic (register at queertheology.com/sex!)
1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”; and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.
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February 16, 2017 What does it mean to be God’s temple? – 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23
In this episode we look at… “This is a passage that every LGBTQ person — or any person considering being a sexual being — has heard before” How this passage has been used against LGBTQ people How this passage might give us hope in our current tumultuous political reality What does it mean that “your […]
9 min
February 07, 2017 Will you choose life? – Deuteronomy 30:15-20
In this episode, Shay and Brian discuss this week’s reading from Deuteronomy and the hard truths to think about. God of the Old Testament is not all judgement and consequences for sin. In this week’s episode we discuss a life of community, healing, wholeness and the weight that can be lifted when we choose life.
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Deuteronomy 30:15-20
See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.
This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
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February 07, 2017 Will you choose life? – Deuteronomy 30:15-20
In this episode, Shay and Brian discuss this week’s reading from Deuteronomy and the hard truths to think about. God of the Old Testament is not all judgement and consequences for sin. In this week’s episode we discuss a life of community, healing, wholeness and the weight that can be lifted when we choose life. […]
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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…