Interrogating Evangelical Discourse on Monogamy: An Archaeological Analysis

• In Event: Papers on Marriage, Media, and Inclusion

Abstract

This paper engages in a Foucuauldian archeology of the discursive formation of monogamy in Evangelical Christian discourse. The author contends that if one closely reads the arguments Evangelicals make about both heterosexual relationships and homosexuality, that in the current gay marriage debate, the problem for Evangelical Christians may not be so much that gays will be able to marry, but rather that this move may dissolve the institution of heterosexual monogamy.

Author

• Karma R Chavez, Arizona State University