Reimagining Christianity and Sexual Diversity in Africa - African Arguments

Adriaan Van Klinken (author), Ezra Chitando (editor)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 harbor strong potential for countering conservative anti-LGBTI dynamics; but also that this potential has already begun to be realized, by various thinkers, activists and movements across the continent. Their ten case studies document how leading African writers are reimagining Christian thought; how several Christian-inspired groups are transforming religious practice; and how African cultural production creatively appropriates Christian beliefs and symbols. In short, the book explores Christianity as a major resource for a liberating imagination and politics of sexuality and social justice in Africa today.

Foregrounding African agency and progressive religious thought, this highly original intervention counterbalances our knowledge of secular approaches to LGBTI rights in Africa, and powerfully decolonizes queer theory, theology and politics.

ISBN:	9780197619995
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Imprint:	Oxford University Press, USA
Pub date:	01 Nov 2021
Language:	English
Number of pages:	264
Weight:	354g
Height:	216mm
Width:	142mm
Spine width:	22mm