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This book examines the complex and multifaceted nature of African Pentecostal engagements with genders and sexualities. In the last three decades, African Pentecostalism has emerged as one the most visible and profound aspects of religious change on the continent, and is a social force that straddles cultural, economic, and political spheres. Its conventional and selective literal interpretations of the Bible with respect to gender and sexualities are increasingly perceived as exhibiting a strong influence on many aspects of social and public institutions and their moral orientations. This collection features articles which examine sexualities and genders in African Pentecostalism using interdisciplinary methodological and theoretical approaches grounded within traditional African thought systems, with the goal of enabling a broader understanding of Pentecostalism and sexualities in Africa.

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Author:   Chammah J. Kaunda
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.577kg
ISBN:  

9783030423988

ISBN 10:   3030423980
Pages:   415
Publication Date:   24 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: African Pentecostalism, Genders, Sexualities and Spirituality Chammah J. Kaunda Sokfa F. John     PART I: THEOLOGICAL, PUBLIC, AND GENDERED CONSTRUCTIONS AND VIOLENT ENACTIONS   Problematising the use of the Bible in the human sexuality and Pentecostal spirituality Lovemore Togarasei   Moving forward in Reverse Gear? Sexuality, Dress and Public Spaces in Harare Tapiwa Praise Mapuranga                                                                                                                          Publicising the ‘Private’: New Pentecostal Movements in Zimbabwe and the Discourses on Sexuality Molly Manyonganise   “A new man in Christ?”: Pentecostalism and the construction of masculinities Rosinah Mmannana Gabaitse   Interaction between Societal Constructions on Women Fertility and African Pentecostalism: A Seedbed for Gender-Based Violence in Swaziland Sonene Nyawo   Zambian Pentecostalism, Gender Based Violence and Human Rights of Victims Jackie Mapulanga-Hulston Maureen Mapulanga Chikoya   ‘Clean the Nation Spiritually’: The Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs (MNGRA) and National Sexual Moral Order in Zambia Chammah J. Kaunda Nelly Mwale Joseph Chita Mutale M Kaunda   PART II: MARRIAGE, FAMILY AND SINGLENESS   Afro-Pentecostalism and Marital Challenges: A Kenyan Perspective Elizabeth Nancy Muriithi Julius Gathogo Josephine Gitome   The Ideal Does Not Exist On Earth: Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in African Pentecostalism David Tonghou Ngong   Initiation Rites and Sex Education: A Ghanaian Pentecostal Perspective Emmanuel Kwesi Anim   An Appraisal of Pentecostal Children’s Understanding of Sex and Sexuality Mutale M. Kaunda Josephine Y. Towani   “Need but Not Numbers”: Challenges Enshrined in Pentecostal Discourses of Singlehood in Zimbabwe: An African Womanist Perspective Kudzai Biri   Sexuality, Marriage and Singleness among Pentecostal Indian Women in South Africa Linda Naicker   ‘Virtual People’ and Matches Made in Heaven: The Pitch of Born-Again Dating Platforms and Pentecostal Attitude towards Online Dating Sokfa F. John     PART III: TRADITIONS, NON-CONFORMITY GENDERS/SEXUALIES   Continuity and Discontinuity of Haya Traditions on Charismatic Teaching on Human Sexuality in Tanzania Faith K. Lugazia   ‘Can a Queer be Born Again?’: The Experiences of the LGBTIQ+ Pentecostals at Grace Bible Church Soweto Tebogo Sewapa   Is Homosexuality the Eternal Sin? A Critique of Pentecostal Arguments against Same-Sex Relations in Africa Asonzeh Ukah   ‘Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin’: Homosexuality and Masculinity Politics among Pentecostal-Charismatics – A Case of the Mighty Men’s Conference (MMC) Kennedy Owino   Congolese Pentecostalism, and Gender and Sexual Orientation Isaac K. Mbabazi   Performances of Sexualities: Exploring Discourses of Heteronormativity and Prejudice in Pentecostal Spaces Sindiso Zhou Nhlanhla Landa   Infidelity among Afro-Pentecostal leadership: The Kenyan case Julius Gathogo

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Chammah J. Kaunda is Assistant Professor of World Christianity and Theology in the Global Institute of Theology and college of Theology/United Graduate School of Theology, Yonsei University, South Korea.

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