CLGS

The lecture will explore some parallels and resonances between gay/lesbian and queer theory, on the one hand, and interdisciplinarity, on the other, noting the resonances in their challenging and crossing of boundaries. It explores the ways in which neither queerness nor interdisciplinarity makes the old realm (the received world) disappear. It articulates some tentative characteristics of lesbian and gay knowing and acting in the world (and the church), as illumined by interdisciplinary theory. Finally, it articulates how gay-lesbian sensibility and knowing can elucidate aspects of interdisciplinarity.

Professor Berling received her Ph.D. from Columbia University and has taught both in the U.S. and abroad on a wide range of topics. She is the former Dean of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and is currently GTU Professor of Chinese and Comparative Religions. Her current interests include: Chinese spiritualities; world religions and theological education; globalization; gay/lesbian/queer theory.