(FW) – The professor of a course on “queer Bible hermeneutics” at a Christian college in Dallas says the class is “always well-enrolled.” Susanne Scholz, a professor of Old Testament theology at Southern Methodist University, first taught the controversial course in 2014. She taught it again in 2016 and is teaching it this year as well, according to The College Fix. The description of the class says it’s a “study of the historical, political, cultural, and religious-theological discourses about gender and sexuality in the
context of the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible.” The course is intended to help students develop “self-critical perspectives about the influence of biblical meanings on hermeneutically dynamic, politically and religiously charged conversations over socio-cultural practices related to LGBTQ communities.” According to the class’ syllabus, queer interpretation of Scripture is “an increasingly important research area in the academic field of biblical studies.” Scholz told The College Fix she was inspired to teach the course following the controversy over Methodist minister Frank Schaefer, who was defrocked in 2013 after he officiated a same-sex marriage ceremony for his son. READ MORE
