T&t Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethic An Augustinian Ethics of Same-Sex Desire and Gay Celibacy: Queering the Queer in Contemporary Theology, (Hardcover)

<p><b>In this perceptive work, Bennett explores gay celibacy as a positive erotic witness in the contemporary discussion of human sexuality and queer theological discourse. </b>With the recent publication of statements and prayers for blessing from Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, being gay and celibate are together intensely queer realities. They are, however, curiously side-lined in ecclesial ethics, queer and contemporary theologies. Through a constructive analysis of Augustine and Richard Hooker, and contemporary theologians, Oliver O'Donovan, Sarah Coakley, Graham Ward, this book proffers a theological basis for gay celibacy. </p><p>In Bennett's formulations, gay celibacy becomes Christ-like exclusion from the created good of marriage for the sake of a greater inclusion in its eventual transformation; he also re-examines it as a form of sacramental existence that, due to its exclusion, enjoys greater intimacy and inclusion with Christ in his death and resurrection. As a robustly trinitarian asceticism, this book argues that gay celibacy can be understood as a 'new asceticism' which calls gay affectivity to a theological and transformative renewal. By positing such a new asceticism, this book incisively challenges the contemporary field of queer theology. Not only does Bennett open up a new space to articulate a rarely seen love for God, but he also reveals a substantive theology of God's love and its relationship to human desire.</p>

• T&t Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethic An Augustinian Ethics of Same-Sex Desire and Gay Celibacy: Queering the Queer in Contemporary Theology, (Hardcover)
• Author: David Bennett
• ISBN: 9780567719003
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2027-02-18
• Page Count: 272