CrossCurrents: Trans/and Other/Formations Volume 68, Number 4, December 2018
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Author Description
CrossCurrents connects the wisdom of the heart with the life of the mind and the experiences of the body. The journal is operated through its parent organization, the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL), an interreligious network of academics, activists, artists, and community leaders seeking to engage the many ways religion meets the public. Contributions to the journal exist at the nexus of religion, education, the arts, and social justice. In the December 2018 issue of CrossCurrents: "Editorial" by Stephanie Y. Mitchem "Ribs Like Starfish" by Katie Horowitz "Toward a Black Femme Fugitive Poetics" by Joy Priest "Free to Be Me" by Brett Harris "Quare/Kuaer/Queer/(E)ntersectionality: An Invitational Rhetoric of Possibility" by Amber Johnson "Praying for Pieces: A Practice in Building the Trans Body" by K. J. Cerankowski "Being More Than an Ally" by Todd C. Shaw "Not Here: Catholic Hospital Systems and the Restriction Against Transgender Healthcare" by Eric Plemons "Embodiment, Gender, and Re-ligion" by Stephanie Y. Mitchem "Proclaiming the Truth of God's Transgender People" by Sister Luisa Derouen "Let a Hundred Pieties Bloom!" by Peter Heinegg "How the Bad Guys Won" by Peter Heinegg "Christendom, A Planetary Sketch" by Peter Heinegg
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This issue of CrossCurrents explores the complex intersections of gender identity, religion, and social justice. The journal, operated by the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL), features contributions from academics, activists, artists, and community leaders. This particular volume delves into topics such as Black Femme Fugitive Poetics, queer intersectionality, transgender healthcare within Catholic hospital systems, and theological perspectives on transgender individuals. The articles collectively aim to connect spiritual wisdom with intellectual inquiry and lived experience.
THE SCOPE MAP
- Editorial by Stephanie Y. Mitchem
- Poetic and rhetorical explorations of Black Femme identity and fugitive poetics
- Analysis of intersectionality and its rhetorical possibilities
- Personal and theological reflections on building and affirming the trans body
- Examination of allyship and its complexities
- Critique of Catholic hospital systems' restrictions on transgender healthcare
- Discussions on embodiment, gender, and religion
- Theological affirmations of transgender people within religious contexts
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
As a specific issue of an academic journal, reception is typically found within scholarly circles rather than broad public reviews. The content, focusing on contemporary issues of gender identity, religion, and social justice, suggests it is aimed at an academic and activist audience engaged with these specific interdisciplinary fields. The inclusion of diverse voices and perspectives on transgender experiences within religious and public life indicates a commitment to nuanced and critical discourse. The journal's established platform, CrossCurrents, signals a continued engagement with the intersection of public religion and intellectual life.
Page Count:
122
Publication Date:
2018-12-01
Publisher:
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10:
1469667169
ISBN-13:
9781469667164
Non-Fiction
Religion
Social justice
Gender Studies
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