Huber will develop and co-edit "Sexing Scripture," a platform for creative and boundary-pushing perspectives on gender, sex and sexuality within and around scriptural traditions.
Lynn R. Huber, Maude Sharpe Powell Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, has been tapped to develop and co-edit a new academic book series titled “Sexing Scripture” for Τ&Τ Clark/ Bloomsbury Publishing.
Huber is working with Rhiannon Graybill, the Marcus M. and Carole M. Weinstein & Gilbert M. and Fannie S. Rosenthal Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of Richmond. Together, they developed “Sexing Scripture” as a platform for creative and boundary-pushing perspectives on gender, sex and sexuality within and around scriptural traditions. Titles in the series will focus on texts and traditions associated with Judaism, Christianity, and other scriptural traditions.
“Sexing Scripture” provides a much-needed venue for biblical and religious studies scholarship dedicated to topics that fall under the umbrella of “gender, sex, sexuality, and scripture.” Related series either focus on women in biblical texts or on more narrow topics, such as sexual violence. There are, likewise, no academic book series dedicated to scripture and the study of sexuality. Moreover, in a global political climate in which scriptural traditions are used to justify increasingly regressive politics around gender and sexuality, Huber and Graybill believe there is a need for high-quality scholarship on these topics.
Huber and Graybill previously worked together, co-editing an anthology titled “The Bible, Gender, and Sexuality: Critical Readings” published by T&T Clark/ Bloomsbury in 2020.
The series is currently accepting proposals, and the first volumes are anticipated to be released as early as 2026.