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Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): The cross is laid on Simon of Cyrene
in the gospels, we already met a simon, simon peter. he was foolish, but brave. the one who made the confession that jesus was the messiah (matthew 16:16). now that jesus bears the cross, he is found...
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Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): A woman wipes the face of Jesus
Wiping Jesus’s face on his way to death is seen as an act of charity, hinting at justice, a justice-to-come. In the Catholic tradition, the woman’s named Veronica, which in Greek means “true image.” A...
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Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Jesus tells the women not to weep for him, but for themselves and their children.Weeping is a way of resistance. Empires cannot handle chaos, emotion, or uncontrollability. The powers-that-be need the...
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Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus is stripped of his garments
Now the boys and the maidens brought wood and hay to burn Thecla: and when she was brought in naked, the governor wept and marvelled at the power that was in her. And they laid the wood, and the...
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Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus is nailed to the cross
In February, the news surfaced that the CEO of American Title Services committed suicide using a nail gun. A coroner’s spokeswoman Thursday said Talley was found in his garage by a family member who...
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Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): The body of Jesus is placed in the...
Stabat Mater Christ above in torment hangs, She beneath beholds the pangs Of her dying, glorious Son. Is there one who would not weep Whelmed in miseries so deep, Christ’s dear mother to behold? Can...
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Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus dies on the cross
(Guest post by asescalante) “Whither is God?” he cried; “I will tell you. We have killed him—you and I. All of us are his murderers. But how did we do this? How could we drink up the sea? Who gave us...
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Queering the Stations of the Cross(es): Jesus is laid in the tomb
“I know you’ve come to kill me. Shoot, you are only going to kill a man.” – Che’s last wordsFiled under: Lent, LGBTQI+, Liberation Theology, Queer Theology, Queering the Stations of the Cross(es)...
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Jesus was a cyborg
As custom, posthuman films, including Her, Transcendence, and Lucy, prescribe qualities on the anthropological project. Questions for viewers arise: What does it mean to be human? Are humans unique...
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the necessity of inclusive religious language and new metaphors
Seminaries, unless on the conservative end of the theological spectrum, require students to use gender neutral language concerning God in papers and sermons. Although, not having a pronoun for God...
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