This panel will provide a dynamic review of scholarship intersecting with Gay Men and Religion subjects and authors; looking back a decade, and casting visions for the future. Following this review, we will explore the text of *Queer God de Amor* by Miguel Diaz.
This paper examines the lived experiences of Spanish gay men in conversation with Queer God De Amor by Miguel Diaz. Particularly, the essay explores how the queering of the works of St. John of the Cross relates to processes of identity disruption and construction for members of CRISMHOM – an LGBTQ+ Christian community in Madrid, Spain. Through an interpersonal analysis of human-divine and human-human interactions, the text unpacks how Roman Catholic gay men at CRISMHOM come to know God and to “savor” his love – in Diaz’s words.
The Gay Men and Religion program unit committee members will offer a review of scholarship that intersects with subjects and authors related to our field of study, surveying texts from 2013-2023.