The potential of a diversity-sensitive theology A reflection on the production of theology through the lens of race, class, gender and dis/ability

Abstract

The Roman Catholic church and the discourse of Roman Catholic theology must recognise the lack of diversity in their representation. Drawing on diversity studies and applying relevant concepts to Roman Catholic theology I will outline one possibility that has the potential to bring theology into the future by exploring the potentiality and intersectionality a diversity-sensitive theology has to offer. The core concern and task of diversity-sensitive theology is to reflect on itself and how it produces theories from various perspectives, including race, class, gender and dis/ability. It critically questions its own structures of dominance and power that govern the production of theological knowledge and examines the inner workings of discrimination and privilege. Interdisciplinary connections can be established through feminist, queer, gender-sensitive and post-colonial approaches to theology, to name but a few.