Impossible Subjects
LGBTIQ Experiences in Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4313821 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Jennings, Mark A C Jennings (0000-0003-0773-8713, Murdoch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 53 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel9020053 |
| OpenAlex | W2789116463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper is the product of in-depth interviews with 20 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ) people who identify, or formerly identified, as members of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christian (PCC) churches. Interviewees typically found themselves confronted with a number of choices (not necessarily mutually exclusive): remain closeted, come out but commit to remaining celibate, undergo "SOCE" (Sexual Orientation Conversion Efforts) therapy, or leave. Most left their churches, often after agonising attempts to reconcile their faith and their sexuality. Several of the practices adopted by Australian PCC churches exclude LGBTIQ people from full participation in their own congregations, rendering them "impossible subjects." Australian Pentecostalism's surprisingly egalitarian history, wherein the spiritually authorised ministry of women was both recognised and celebrated, suggests another, more inclusive way forward in regard to this vexed issue
Charisma · Christian ministry · Commit · Faith · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Lesbian · Political science · Queer · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Theology · Transgender · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |