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Taylor G. Petrey is an American
scholar of religion and the editor of
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought since 2019. He is a
professor at
Kalamazoo College .
[1] In 2016–17, he was a visiting associate professor at
Harvard Divinity School and research associate at the
Women's Studies in Religion Program .
[2] He specializes in
gender studies ,
Early Christianity , and
Mormonism . His 2020 book Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism has won numerous awards, including "Best Book Award" from the
Mormon History Association and a "
Choice Outstanding Academic Title" award.
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Education and Academic Career
Petrey holds a
bachelor of arts (2001) from
Pace University , a
master of theological studies (2003) from
Harvard Divinity School and a
doctor of theology (2010) from
Harvard Divinity School .
[1] He is the author of numerous books and articles on
early Christianity and also
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He has been a professor at
Kalamazoo College since 2010.
Petrey specializes in
gender studies and religion and his work has received media attention.
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[5] He has been interviewed for numerous media outlets on
Mormonism .
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Selected works
(2011). "Toward a Post-Heterosexual Mormon Theology"
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(2015). Resurrecting Parts: Early Christians on Desire, Reproduction, and Sexual Difference .
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(2020). Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Mormonism . University of North Carolina Press.
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References
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b
"Taylor Petrey – Associate Professor of Religion, Chair" . religion.kzoo.edu . Religion Department at
Kalamazoo College . Retrieved 30 July 2021 .
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"Taylor Grant Petrey" . wsrp.hds.harvard.edu .
Women's Studies in Religion Program . Retrieved 30 July 2021 .
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"Tabernacles of Clay by Taylor G. Petrey" . uncpress.org .
University of North Carolina Press . Retrieved 30 July 2021 .
^ Harkins, Paighten (28 September 2019).
"Prof points to gender, sexual fluidity in religious writings as blueprint to build bridges between LDS-LGBTQ communities" .
The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved 30 July 2021 .
^ Brown, Andy (9 July 2012).
"Kalamazoo Religion Professor Quoted in NY Times Article on Mormonism" . News and Events . Kalamazoo College. Retrieved 30 July 2021 .
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Bailey, Sarah Pulliam (4 April 2019).
"Mormon Church to allow baptisms, blessings for children of LGBT parents, reversing 2015 policy" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved 30 July 2021 .
^ Stanley-Becker, Isaac (24 August 2018).
" 'He made me transgender on purpose': Breast-removal surgery could boot Mormon student from Brigham Young" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved 30 July 2021 .
^ Iati, Marisa (16 August 2019).
"No more green tea, vaping or drinks ending in '-ccino,' Mormon Church tells members" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved 30 July 2021 .
^ Petrey, Taylor (2011).
"Toward a Post-Heterosexual Mormon Theology" . Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought . 44 (4): 106–41.
^ Petrey, Taylor (2015). Resurrecting Parts: Early Christians on Desire, Reproduction, and Sexual Difference . Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World. Routledge.
ISBN
9781138906532 .
^ Petrey, Taylor (2020). Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Mormonism . University of North Carolina Press.
ISBN
978-1-4696-5622-9 .
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