University of Chicago offers course in 'Queering God'

The University of Chicago’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality is offering a class that asks, “Is God Queer?”

The “Queering God” course, fulfills a “Foundations” requirement for the school’s major, in which students earn a degree by exploring “topics in sexuality, social life, science, politics and culture, literature and the arts, or systems of thought,” and is “…recommended as an entry point for the major.”

The “Concepts and Problems” courses “delve further in to a specific subject area and are a way to build upon prior knowledge in the field. Additionally, students must take GNSE 20001 Theories of Sexuality and Gender (or an approved substitute).”

The GNSE 12124 course description states, “Can God be an ally in queer worldmaking? Is God queer? What does queerness have to do with Judaism, Christianity, or Islam? This course introduces students to foundational concepts in queer and trans studies by focusing on queer Jewish, Christian, and Islamic theologies."