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探討同性戀基督徒在教會中之自我認同與生存困境
Self-Identity and Difficult Position of Homosexuality in Christian Church
摘要
研究目的：本研究旨在探討同性戀基督教徒自我認同歷程、感受教會對同性戀之態度，以及發展在教會中的生存策略。研究方法：本研究運用立意與滾雪球抽樣，蒐集五位男、女同性戀基督徒進行深度訪談，運用主題式分析法為受訪者之共通經驗進行剖析。研究結果：認同方面，研究結果指出同性戀基督徒因情感萌發開啟自我認同的發展，並在掙扎階段遭遇挫折與衝擊，而在寬容與接受中徘徊後，最終在連結信仰真理與身分統整下邁向自我統整；在經驗基督教會之態度部分，結果指出五位受訪者在教會中皆歷經不友善的對待，進而導致認同的掙扎，其中不友善的經驗中又以人為主體；生存策略部分，同志基督徒透過迴避、依靠上帝、找尋歸屬的方法以持續參與教會。研究結論：同性戀基督徒確實經歷更多負面經驗，這些經驗影響自我認同，並促使同志發展一套適應法則，以保持自己的基督宗教信仰，本文針對研究結果同時提出若干建議。
並列摘要
Purpose: This study aims at exploring the interaction process of faith and sexual orientation of homosexual Christian including the course of self-identity, Christian attitudes toward homosexual Christians, and development of strategies for surviving in a Christian community among homosexual Christians. Research method: This study applied purposive sampling and snowball sampling, the final sample comprised five (male and female) homosexual Christians. Seven in-depth interviews were conducted, and the interview data were subject to thematic analysis to draw out commonalities in the interviewees' experiences. Research results: With regard to self-identity, the study shows clearly that all of the interviewees felt more frustrated in self-struggle phase, linger about in the stage of tolerance and affirmation and finally built up self-synthesis based on strong connection with faith. As for Christian attitudes toward homosexual Christians, the study points out that all of the interviewees had unfriendly treatment and experiences. In regard to the strategies for survival, homosexual Christians continue to join the church through avoidance, relying on god, finding the sense of belonging. Conclusion: Homosexual Christians face negative experiences as a result of their sexuality. This has affected the development of their self-identity and has also led them to devise survival strategies that allow them to reconcile their faith with their sexuality.