Jones, Alisha Lola - Flaming?

Examining the spectrum of flamboyant gender expression of male vocalists in historically black churches, Flaming?: The Peculiar Theo-Politics of Fire and Desire in Black Male Gospel Performance observes the relationship between these men, their congregations, and the heteronormativity of theology they perform.

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CONTENTS

Setting the Atmosphere: A Sermonic Selection
1. I Am Delivert!: The Pentecostal Altar Call and Vocalizing Black Men's Testimonies of Deliverance from Homosexuality
2. Men Don't Sing Soprano: Black Countertenors and Gendered Sound in the Sermonic Selection
3. Pole Dancing For Jesus: Pentecostal Religious Pluralism and The Bodily Performance of Sexual Ambiguity in Liturgical Dance
4. Peculiar 'Til I D.I.E.: War Cries, Undignified Praise, and Homomusicoenchantment in Gospel Go-Go Music
5. WIRED: (De)Coding Tonex's Unapologetic Queer Body Theology
6. Ritualizing the Unspoken: Memory, Separation, and The Rhetorical Art of Silence
7. Church Realness: The Performance of Discretionary Devices and Hetero-presentation in the House of God
Preaching to the Choir and Being Played: An Altar Call
Glossary
Bibliography
Appendix