Kornegay's brilliant and insightful use of James Baldwin's literary genius offers a way forward that promises to overcome the divide between religion and sexuality that is of crucial importance not only for black church and theology but for socio-political-religious and theological discourse generally.

Autorentext
EL Kornegay, Jr., is Adjunct Professor of Education at Chicago Theological Seminary, USA

Inhalt
Introduction 1. The Prolonged Religious Crisis 2. Between James's Gospel and Jimmy's Blues 3. Living Exiled in the Promised Land 4. Queer Theory and Theological Signification 5. Conversion: Queer Theory and Black Theology 6. Desire: Queer Theory in the Black Church 7. Conclusion: James Baldwin, Queer Theory, and Theological Reflection