A diptych reading of Christ's transfiguration: trans and intersex aesthetics reveal baptismal identity
The synoptic Gospels describe Jesus Christ's transfiguration not as a mode of ontological change, but rather as a means of revelation - that he is the second person of the Trinity. Through a diptych reading of Christ's transfiguration and crucifixion, I argue that those who experience hate...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Theology & sexuality
Year: 2019, Volume: 25, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 98-110 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Transfiguration of Chirst
/ Transgender
/ Intersexuality
/ Revelation
/ Rejection of
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NBB Doctrine of Revelation NBE Anthropology NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Intersex
B Baptism B Transfiguration B Biblical Theology B Transgender B Aesthetics |
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| Summary: | The synoptic Gospels describe Jesus Christ's transfiguration not as a mode of ontological change, but rather as a means of revelation - that he is the second person of the Trinity. Through a diptych reading of Christ's transfiguration and crucifixion, I argue that those who experience hate crimes share in Christ's misrecognition in the midst of revealing truth, which can result in violence and death. Additionally, I offer a constructive, biblical theology of trans and intersex aesthetics that runs counter to neoliberal identity politics by illuminating how the bodily presentation of trans and intersex persons of faith reveal a baptismal truth - that through Christ humanity is adopted as co-heirs with him. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5170 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2019.1636173 |