Rebecca Jackson and the Problem of Celibacy

IF 0.3 3区 哲学 Q2 HISTORY RELIGION AND AMERICAN CULTURE-A JOURNAL OF INTERPRETATION Pub Date : 2023-03-30 DOI:10.1017/rac.2023.1
Rebekah Trollinger
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Abstract This paper examines the writings of Black Shaker visionary Rebecca Jackson, who was active in the middle of the nineteenth century. Jackson's accounts of her dreams, visions, and theology repeatedly demonstrate her deep commitment to celibacy and to obedience to God. Recent work on Jackson reads her celibacy as an example of defiance of white heteropatriarchy; this article suggests that reading her celibacy as disruptive flattens the most animating question in her life: How might I best serve God? Using Jackson's writings, including substantial descriptions of visions and dreams, I argue that her celibacy is a piece of her larger obedience to God, obedience that provides protection and fulfillment. Further, Jackson uses explicitly antiflesh theology to first re-center women in the Biblical story of redemption, and second, serve as the basis for her critique of gendered and racialized violence. Finally, Jackson's celibacy undergirds an understanding of pleasure that blurs the lines between the physical and spiritual, and that, for Jackson, makes possible earthly freedom and spiritual joy.
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丽贝卡·杰克逊与独身问题
摘要本文考察了活跃于十九世纪中叶的黑人莎士比亚梦想家丽贝卡·杰克逊的作品。杰克逊对她的梦想、愿景和神学的描述一再表明她对独身和服从上帝的坚定承诺。最近关于杰克逊的作品将她的独身主义解读为对白人异家长制的反抗;这篇文章表明,把她的独身生活解读为破坏性的,可以解决她一生中最生动的问题:我如何才能最好地服务上帝?利用杰克逊的作品,包括对愿景和梦想的大量描述,我认为她的独身是她对上帝更大的服从的一部分,这种服从提供了保护和满足。此外,杰克逊使用明确的反肉体神学,首先在《圣经》中的救赎故事中重新定位女性,其次,作为她对性别化和种族化暴力的批判的基础。最后,杰克逊的独身主义奠定了对快乐的理解,模糊了身体和精神之间的界限,对杰克逊来说,这使世俗的自由和精神上的快乐成为可能。
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期刊介绍: Religion and American Culture is devoted to promoting the ongoing scholarly discussion of the nature, terms, and dynamics of religion in America. Embracing a diversity of methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives, this semiannual publication explores the interplay between religion and other spheres of American culture. Although concentrated on specific topics, articles illuminate larger patterns, implications, or contexts of American life. Edited by Philip Goff, Stephen Stein, and Peter Thuesen.
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