LGBTQ˖ Politics and the Queer Thresholds of Heresy

Disputes over heresy are not new or uncommon. Mainline Protestant denominations have historically declared minor sects and radical theologies to be heretical to the Christian faith, especially when they challenge prevailing norms in doctrine or ideology. However, when the largest evangelical denomination in South Korea, the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong), began investigating Reverend Lim Borah (Im Pora) of the Sumdol Hyanglin Church in 2017 and subsequently declared her ministry heretical, they charted new ground: theologies and ministries that accept and affirm the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and otherwise queer (LGBTQ+) individuals were now offi cially considered heretical,