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Reimagining Christianity and sexual diversity in Africa / Adriaan van Klinken and Ezra Chitando.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Van Klinken, A. S., author.
- Chitando, Ezra, author.
- Series:
- African arguments.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- African arguments
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity--Africa.
- Christianity.
- Gender identity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 256 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Religion is often seen as a conservative force in contemporary Africa. In particular, Christian beliefs and actors are usually depicted as driving the opposition to homosexuality and LGBTI rights in African societies. This book nuances that picture, by drawing attention to discourses emerging in Africa itself that engage with religion, specifically Christianity, in progressive and innovative ways - in support of sexual diversity and the quest for justice for LGBTI people. The authors show not only that African Christian traditions harbour strong potential for countering conservative anti-LGBTI dynamics; but also that this potential has already begun to be realised, by various thinkers, activists and movements across the continent.
- Notes:
- Published in collaboration with the International African Institute.
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-764415-5
- 0-19-764394-9
- 0-19-763299-8
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