Right from the start of my MA I knew I wanted to "get to grips with" biblical hermeneutics – what it is I think Christians are doing (or should be) when we read and interpret the Bible. And though I've got more than enough remaining questions to keep me going through a PhD (and no doubt the rest of my life whatever I do afterwards), the course was a great help towards making sense of sense-making.
I've said before that I'd like to write down some of the things I've come to understand about hermeneutics as it relates to LGBTQ+ inclusion within the Christian community. Because I strongly believe it's vital to begin with an appreciation of the complexity of the Christian canon and of the weighty task of receiving it in diverse, Spirit-led community together. There's no single definitive "biblical position" and no "safe side" answers: all interpretations involve interpretation, and all of them have consequences.
Realistically, it feels like it might be a while before I have the time and headspace to do justice to such a topic. But on the off-chance that anyone is interested enough to stomach an actual essay that isn't even pretending to be a friendly accessible blog post, "here's one I made earlier" (that is, during my MA). It only fleetingly touches on LGBTQ+ inclusion directly, but for me it all connects up...
[Thumbnail image by Jaredd Craig on Unsplash. Sadly not an actual picture from the college library, which is nonetheless one of my favourite all time places to be!]
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