{"product_id":"queering-faith-in-fantasy-literature-fantastic-incarnations-and-the-deconstruction-of-theology-paperback","title":"Queering Faith in Fantasy Literature: Fantastic Incarnations and the Deconstruction of Theology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTaylor Driggers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Sangster\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDimitra Fimi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFantasy literature inhabits the realms of the orthodox \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e heterodox, the divine \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e demonic simultaneously, making it uniquely positioned to imaginatively re-envision Christian theology from a position of difference. Having an affinity for the monstrous and the 'other', and a preoccupation with desires and forms of embodiment that subvert dominant understandings of reality, fantasy texts hold hitherto unexplored potential for articulating queer and feminist religious perspectives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing primarily on fantastic literature of the mid- to late twentieth century, this book examines how Christian theology in the genre is dismantled, re-imagined and transformed from the margins of gender and sexuality. Aligning fantasy with Derrida's theories of deconstruction, Taylor Driggers explores how the genre can re-figure God as the 'other' excluded and erased from theology. Through careful readings of C.S. Lewis's \u003ci\u003eTill We Have Faces, \u003c\/i\u003e Angela Carter's \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of New Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, and Ursula K. Le Guin's \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e and the Earthsea novels, Driggers contends that fantasy can challenge cis-normative, heterosexual, and patriarchal theology. Also engaging with the theories of Hélène Cixous, Luce Irigaray, Marcella Althaus-Reid, and Linn Marie Tonstad, this book demonstrates that whilst fantasy cannot save Christianity from itself, nor rehabilitate it for marginalised subjects, it confronts theology with its silenced others in a way that bypasses institutional debates on inclusion and leadership, asking how theology might be imagined otherwise.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaylor Driggers \u003c\/b\u003eholds a PhD on English Literature from the University of Glasgow, UK, where he teaches fantasy literature and gender theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45700158980198,"sku":"9781350231771","price":83.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NFOUnwMM3x9781350231771.webp?v=1780721437","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/queering-faith-in-fantasy-literature-fantastic-incarnations-and-the-deconstruction-of-theology-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}