Review Essay
Gender, Sexuality, and Religion: A Critical Integrative Review and Agenda for Future Research
Landon Schnabel,
Eman Abdelhadi,
Katherine Ally Zaslavsky,
Jacqueline S. Ho, Angie Torres-Beltran,
Corresponding Author
Landon Schnabel
Department of Sociology, Cornell University
Correspondence should be addressed to Landon Schnabel, Department of Sociology, Cornell University, 323 Uris Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorEman Abdelhadi
Department of Human Development, University of Chicago
Search for more papers by this authorKatherine Ally Zaslavsky
Department of Sociology, Cornell University
Search for more papers by this authorAngie Torres-Beltran
Department of Government, Cornell University
Search for more papers by this authorLandon Schnabel,
Eman Abdelhadi,
Katherine Ally Zaslavsky,
Jacqueline S. Ho, Angie Torres-Beltran,
Corresponding Author
Landon Schnabel
Department of Sociology, Cornell University
Correspondence should be addressed to Landon Schnabel, Department of Sociology, Cornell University, 323 Uris Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorEman Abdelhadi
Department of Human Development, University of Chicago
Search for more papers by this authorKatherine Ally Zaslavsky
Department of Sociology, Cornell University
Search for more papers by this authorAngie Torres-Beltran
Department of Government, Cornell University
Search for more papers by this authorAbdelhadi, Ally Zaslavsky, Ho, and Torres-Beltran contributed equally and are listed in alphabetical order.
Abstract
This article sets forth a critical integrative review of the study of gender, sexuality, and religion. Treating religion as a cause, an effect, and an intermediary factor in relation to gender and sexuality, it draws on and synthesizes multiple theoretical approaches, including gender and queer lenses on religion, cultural analysis, and intersectionality. The article is structured around 10 big-picture questions about gender, sexuality, and religion and argues that gender and sexuality are a key symbolic boundary and cultural divide in religious and political life in the United States and around the world. It concludes with an agenda for future research.
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