The Straight Mind in Corinth: Queer Readings across 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 - Paperback
The Straight Mind in Corinth: Queer Readings across 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 - Paperback
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by Gillian Townsley (Author)
Despite its lack of both historical and exegetical clarity, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 has often been fundamental to understandings of gender and sexuality in many Christian traditions. In particular, a hierarchical model of gender and a heterosexual model of sexuality tend to dominate and are presented as "natural" and "God-ordained." With the materialist lesbian theory of Monique Wittig providing the theoretical basis for discussion, this book intersects various biblical, theological, and queer lines of inquiry across 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 in order to reveal and challenge these models of gender and sexuality that lie behind both the text itself and its various interpretations.
