ABSTRACT

This book examines key themes and concepts pertaining to religious and sexual identities and expressions, mapping theoretical, methodological, and empirical dimensions. It explores the ways in which debates around sexuality and religion have been framed, and what research is still needed to expand the field as it develops. Through the deployment of contemporary research, including data from the authors’ own projects, Religion and Sexualities offers an encompassing account of the sociology of sexuality and religion, considering theoretical and methodological lenses, queer experiences, and how sexuality is gendered in religious contexts. This comprehensive text will act as an essential accompaniment to scholars and students across the social sciences and humanities, whether they have a general interest in the field or are embarking on their own research in this area.

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|19 pages

Situating sexualities and religion

Place, space, and the body

chapter 3|21 pages

Identity, sexualities, and religion

chapter 4|25 pages

Methodological insights

Researching religion and sexualities

chapter 5|18 pages

Conceptualising the “normative”

The straight time model

chapter 6|18 pages

Navigating the “normative”

Constituting safe and unsafe space

chapter 7|17 pages

Gendering sexuality and religion

chapter 8|21 pages

Gendered bodies

Reproductive and sexual control

chapter 9|24 pages

Institutional contexts

Religion and state processes

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion

Managing religion and sexualities