Who Am I? Whom Can I Love? and Why Me?: Queer Christians and the Spirituality of Struggle

• Main Authors: Cornelio, Jayeel S, Dagle, Robbin Charles M
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Christianity; LGBTQ+; Philippines; Queer; spirituality; struggle; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Gender and Sexuality; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies; Practical Theology; Queer Studies; Religion; Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Sociology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/270; https://doi.org/10.1177/20503032241277494
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

How do queer Christians navigate the tensions between faith and sexuality? This article points to the spirituality of struggle as an answer. In the context of the Philippines, a society known for its religious and moral conservatism, we define this spirituality as an ongoing process in which queer C...