From: Anita Wagner <imapolygirl@yahoo.com>
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To: uupoly-l@uupa.org
Subject: [UUPoly-L] Christ the polyamorist
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:28:56 -0800 (PST)
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relationships are superseded by an inclusive vision of love.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
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