ABSTRACT

'Resurrecting Erotic Transgression' presents a feminist theological methodology based on the work of Julia Kristeva. This methodology provides the means for 'subjecting ambiguity', bringing to theology a recognition of the multiplicity of language and identity. A method of 'poetic reading' is proposed with a three stage process: articulation of the dualities present in and around a focal discourse; subversion of these dualities through a range of strategies; and the re-presentation of the discourse emphasising its ambiguous nature. The hermeneutical method of 'poetic reading' is explored in relation to three biblical texts and an image of the 'otherness' of God as whore.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

Subjecting Ambiguity: Outline and Impetus

chapter Chapter 3|28 pages

Duality: The Genesis of Ambiguity

chapter |6 pages

Conclusion

Resurrecting Erotic Transgression: ‘Without end, for no Reason’