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DESCRIPTION:Queer God de Amor explores the mystery of God and the relations
 hip between divine and human persons. It does so by turning to the sixteent
 h-century writings of John of the Cross on mystical union with God and the 
 metaphor of sexual relationship that he uses to describe this union. John’s
  poems offer a fitting source for rethinking the Christian doctrine of God 
 as “un no sé qué\,” “an I know not what.” Reflecting a long tradition of Ch
 ristian theologians\, John invites us to denounce idols that confine God to
  human experiences\, images\, or theological constructs. In affirming the i
 neffable mystery of God\, John presents us with what I name as our queer Go
 d de Amor\, a God who disrupts our notions of where divine love is offered 
 and humanly received. This talk explores how his mystical theology enables 
 us to re-think the mystery of God and birth new liberating possibilities th
 at resonate with queer Christian experiences.\n\nMiguel H. Díaz is the John
  Courtney Murray\, S.J.\, University Chair in Public Service at Loyola Univ
 ersity Chicago. Dr. Díaz served under President Barack Obama as the 9th U.S
 . Ambassador to the Holy See. He is a co-editor of the series Disruptive Ca
 rtographers: Doing Theology Latinamente. He is editor of the multi-authored
  volume one\, The Word Became Culture (Orbis 2020) and the author of the th
 ird volume\, Queer God de Amor (Fordham University Press\, 2022). As a publ
 ic theologian\, Professor Diaz regularly engages print\, radio\, and televi
 sion media. He is a contributor to the “Theology en la Plaza” column for th
 e National Catholic Reporter. As part of his ongoing commitment to advance 
 human rights globally\, he participates in several diplomatic initiatives i
 n Washington\, D.C.\, including being a member of the Atlantic Council\, a 
 member of the Ambassadors Circle at the National Democratic Institute (NDI)
 \, and a member of the Board and Senior Fellow for Religion and Peacebuildi
 ng for the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP).
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SUMMARY:Un no sé qué: Exploring the Mystery of Divine and Human Persons
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