Journal of Bisexuality, 10:108–120, 2010 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1529-9716 print / 1529-9724 online DOI: 10.1080/15299711003609740 Reading Althaus-Reid: As a Bi Feminist Theo/Methodological Resource MARGARET ROBINSON Toronto School of Theology, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, Canada This article examines the queer theology of Marcella Althaus-Reid in light of the author’s recent qualitative research with bisexual women in the Greater Toronto Area. Althaus-Reid identifies herself as a “queer among queers,” and her work builds upon postcolonial and liberation theology. Five themes in her work offer a framework for constructing a bisexual feminist theology: (1) valuing queer culture, (2) sexualizing theology, (3) reframing authority, (4) tak- ing metaphor seriously, and (5) reclaiming the sacred. The author notes the promise and problems in Althaus-Reid’s work on these subjects and offers some directions for bisexual feminist theology. KEYWORDS: bisexuality, Catholicism, community, erasure, femi- nism, Goddess, justice, Latin America, liberation, Marcella Althaus- Reid, Mariology, monogamy, polyamory, postcolonial, qualitative study, Queer God, religion, social sin, theology QUEER THEOLOGY AS METHODOLOGICAL RESOURCE Bisexual women have a complex relationship with Christianity. A study by Darren Sherkat (2002) found that we showed the lowest rate of Church at- tendance and the second-lowest frequency of prayer. Yet compared with lesbians and gay men, more bisexual women identified with the faith tradi- tion in which we were raised (Sherkat). Why are bisexual women remaining attached to traditions, even as our practice of that tradition dwindles? I believe the answer lies in the lack of a well-developed bisexual feminist theology. This article outlines a method for such a theology based on the work of bisexual theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid. By theology I mean a rational and Address correspondence to Margaret Robinson, PhD. E-mail: margaret.robinson@ utoronto.ca 108