Journal article
Impossible subjects: LGBTIQ experiences in Australian pentecostal-charismatic churches
Religions, Vol.9(2)
2018
Abstract
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.
Details
- Title
- Impossible subjects: LGBTIQ experiences in Australian pentecostal-charismatic churches
- Authors/Creators
- M. Jennings (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Religions, Vol.9(2)
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Identifiers
- 991005544395607891
- Copyright
- © 2018 MDPI AG
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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