Ken Stone is an author, Professor of ''Bible, Culture and Hermeneutics'' at

Chicago Theological Seminary Founded in 1855, the Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) is the oldest higher education institution in the City of Chicago and was established with two principal goals: first, to educate pastors who would minister to people living on the new west ...

and a member of the

United Church of Christ The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, and with approximatel ...

. He chairs the Reading, Theory and the Bible Section of the Society of Biblical Literature. The winner of a

Lambda Literary Award Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ literature.The awards were instituted i ...

, Stone focuses much of his research and writing on the relationship between

biblical hermeneutics Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics, which involves the study of principles of interpretation, both theory and methodology, for ...

and matters of gender and sexuality (''see''

queer theology Queer theology is a theological method that has developed out of the philosophical approach of queer theory, built upon scholars such as Marcella Althaus-Reid, Michel Foucault, Gayle Rubin, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and Judith Butler. Queer theol ...

). His other research and teaching interests include the relationship between critical theory and biblical interpretation and matters of gender, sexuality, animals, and ecology.

Education

* B.A., Lee College, 1984 * M. Div., Church of God School of Theology, 1987 * Th.M., Harvard Divinity School, 1989 * M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1992, 1995

Publications

Books * ''Reading the Hebrew Bible with Animal Studies (Stanford University Press, 2017)'' * ''Practicing Safer Texts: Food, Sex and Bible in Queer Perspective'' (T. & T. Clark, 2005) * ''Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible'', ed. (Sheffield Academic Press/Pilgrim Press, 2001) * ''Sex, Honor and Power in the Deuteronomistic History'' (Sheffield Academic Press, 1996). Articles "'Do Not Be Conformed To This World': Queer Reading And The Task Of The Preacher." Theology & Sexuality 13.2 (2007): 153-165. "Flame Of Yahweh: Sexuality In The Old Testament." Biblical Interpretation 19.3 (2011): 339-341. "Homosexuality And The Bible Or Queer Reading? A Response To Martti Nissinen." Theology & Sexuality 7.14 (2001): 107-118. "Safer Text: Reading Biblical Laments In The Age Of AIDS." Theology & Sexuality 5.10 (1999): 16.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, Ken Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Lee College (Texas) alumni Vanderbilt University alumni Harvard Divinity School alumni American biblical scholars United Church of Christ members Lambda Literary Award winners Queer theologians American gay writers American religious writers Hermeneutists LGBT Protestants