Ep88. Queer and Indecent: a conversation about Marcella Althaus-Reid, Thia Cooper

Love Rinse Repeat

"In sum, Althaus-Reid wanted to help us free ourselves from dominating constructs that keep us from knowing God... the goal is not to formulate one theology but to celebrate the diverse ways of knowing God."

I sat down with Thia Cooper to talk about her new introduction to the work of Marcella Althaus-Reid. We talk about the theological marketplace, attending to variety and lived experience in theology, the hermeneutical circle, the work that remains to be done, and armpits.

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Thia Cooper is Professor in Religion; Peace Studies; Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College. Professor Cooper teaches in the area of Religion, Culture, and Society. Her teaching and research interests include theology and liberation, theology and development, faith and practice in faith-based aid agencies, non-western Christianities, and religion in Latin America, particularly Brazil.

Her recent publications include: A Theology of International Development (forthcoming 2020, Routledge), A Christian Guide to Liberating Desire, Sex, Partnership, Work and Reproduction (2018, Palgrave), and an edited book The Re-emergence of Liberation Theologies: Models for the Twenty-First Century (2013, Palgrave). She regularly publishes chapters, articles, and speaks on issues of liberation theology and feminist theology.

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