[UUPoly-L] Christ the polyamorist

[Anita Wagner <imapolygirl@yahoo.com>]

Hi again friends -
   
  I have just finished reading a fascinating piece of writing entitled 
  "Proleptic Sexual Love: God?s Promiscuity Reflected in Christian Polyamory" by Robert E. Goss, in which he writes: 
   
  "While Christianity often begrudgingly affirmed the need for marriage on earth, it has rejected marriage in heaven because of the logion of Jesus that there is no marriage in the kingdom of heaven. In the communion of saints, promiscuous love is a given; the exclusivity of earthly, marital relationships are superseded by an inclusive vision of love. Thus, the Christian tradition of the asexual or celibate Christ has sheltered and even blinded us to the erotic and polyamorous reality of Christ as bridegroom; it has also contributed to the split of sexuality from the sacred, contributing to a Christian history of erotophobia and sexual shame."
   
  Goss expands further on the concept, of course.  If you're interested in the entire piece, it's not too long, only 13 pages, and quite radical both as to religion, monogamy, non-monogamy and queer religious theory.  You can find it at:
  http://tse.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/11/1/52.pdf
   
  Enjoy!
   
  Anita Wagner