Robert Goss
Robert E. "Bob" Goss (born May 11, 1948 ) is an American theologian , university professor and author.
Live and act
Goss grew up in a Roman Catholic family and was ordained a priest with the Jesuits in 1976 . In 1978 he left the Jesuits and received the Th.D. in Comparative Religion from Harvard University . In 1995 he moved to the Metropolitan Community Church and served in their congregations in St. Louis and currently in North Hollywood .
Goss taught in the Religious Studies Department at Webster University from 1994 to 2004 and served intermittently as chair of department . He was involved in LGBT organizations such as Act Up , QueerNation and the religious LGBT group DignityUSA . In 2003 the university refused to give him a lifelong job. Goss saw the cause of this decision in his homosexuality .
Goss also served on the National Advisory Board of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley . He is currently co-editor of a theological commentary for Jewish and Christian scriptures, The Queer Bible Commentary . He is also currently assistant professor at California State University, Northridge , where he teaches Comparative Religious Studies.
Awards
In 2000, Goss received the Templeton Course Prize in Religion & Science .
Fonts
- Jesus ACTED UP: A Gay and Lesbian Manifesto , 1993
- Queering Christ: Beyond Jesus ACTED UP , 2002
- with Dennis Klass Dead, But Not Lost: Grief Narratives in Religious Traditions , 2005, ISBN 978-0-759107-89-2 .
- A Rainbow of Diversities , 1996 (Associate Editor)
- Our Families, Our Values: Snapshots of Queer Kinship , 1997 (Associate Editor)
- Take Back the Word: A Queer Reading of the Bible , 2002 (Associate Editor)
- Gay Catholic Priests and Clerical Sexual Misconduct: Breaking the Silence , 2005 (Associate Editor)
Web links
- Profile at the Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality . Retrieved May 29, 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Linda Bunte: Final decision: Goss denied tenure. Assistant professor considering lawsuit against university ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: The Journal - The News Source for Webster University , April 24, 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
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SURNAME | Goss, Robert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goss, Robert E .; Goss, Bob |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American university professor, author, and theologian |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1948 |