Van Klinken, A orcid.org/0000-0003-2011-5537 (2017) Culture Wars, Race, and Sexuality: A Nascent Pan-African LGBT-Affirming Christian Movement and the Future of Christianity. Journal of Africana Religions, 5 (2). pp. 217-238. ISSN 2165-5405
Abstract
In order to challenge and decenter monolithic narratives about Christian-inspired homophobia in Africa, this article draws attention to Christian countermobilizations that seek to affirm the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Africa. It focuses on the work of an African American organization, The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM), to build a Pan-African LGBT-affirming Christian movement. TFAM presents its work as a response to the involvement of American white conservative evangelicals in the spread of homophobia in Africa. Where the latter has been framed as the export of American culture wars, this article discusses TFAM's work as an attempt to counterbalance the culture wars and to define the future of African Christianity in progressive ways. The article proceeds by discussing one of the fruits of TFAM's activities, an LGBT church in Nairobi, Kenya, and concludes by examining the overall significance and potential impact of TFAM's work.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Pennsylvania State University. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Africana Religions. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | African Christianity, LGBT, Theology, Conservatism, Churches, Gay rights movements, Gay communities, Homophobia, Human rights, War |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2016 12:33 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 12:53 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Penn State University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.5325/jafrireli.5.2.0217 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:105826 |