Eucontamination
Disgust Theology and the Christian Life
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Eucontamination examines how disgust—originally protective—becomes a logic for excluding people and shaping Christian theology and practice.
Paul and Billie Hoard trace the harms of over-applied disgust in purity cultures, politics, and communities, and argue Jesus inverts contamination logic by embodying transformative, risky love.
The book draws on psychology, moral foundations theory, and biblical reading to propose 'good contamination' as a model for discipleship.
It offers pastoral and liturgical resources for resisting exclusionary disgust and fostering relationship-based transformation.
The authors invite readers to reflect on bodily, affective reactions and recommit to costly love that changes both lover and beloved.
Paul and Billie Hoard trace the harms of over-applied disgust in purity cultures, politics, and communities, and argue Jesus inverts contamination logic by embodying transformative, risky love.
The book draws on psychology, moral foundations theory, and biblical reading to propose 'good contamination' as a model for discipleship.
It offers pastoral and liturgical resources for resisting exclusionary disgust and fostering relationship-based transformation.
The authors invite readers to reflect on bodily, affective reactions and recommit to costly love that changes both lover and beloved.
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"Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life" with Paul Hoard, PhD, and Billie Hoard
