Stories of Change
Religious Leaders and LGBTIQ Inclusion in East Africa
Adriaan van Klinken author Barbara Bompani author Damaris Parsitau author David Kuria Mbote author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:3rd Oct '24
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20 interviews with Kenyan and Ugandan Christian and Muslim leaders actively involved in struggles for LGBTIQ rights, presented and analysed by leading researchers and practitioners from Africa and the UK.
Based on in-depth interviews with over twenty inspirational Kenyan and Ugandan Christian and Muslim leaders actively involved in struggles for LGBTIQ rights, this open access book shows how religious leaders in East African countries can be agents of progressive social change.
Through a community-based approach of life-story methodology, a team of field-leading scholars and practitioners from Kenya and the UK draws out crucial, critical insights into the personal, theological and social sacrifices and challenges that these religious leaders face in everyday realities dominated by conservative religious interpretations and theologies. In so doing, they also identify common strategies religious leaders develop to respond to these challenges while keeping true to their mission.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com
For decades Africans have been fed a steady stream of loud, poisonous and alienating anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric from dogmatic religious leaders. This rare gem of a book gifts readers with the hitherto-muted voices of 24 religious leaders from E. Africa who have taken a strikingly different path from the mainstream; evoking empathy, love and compassion. To crown it all, they speak with dignity, intelligence and a calmness that is so refreshing and authentic. A must read. * Professor Sylvia Tamale, Ugandan Decolonial feminist Scholar *
These 24 testimonies from East Africa surprise and delight. LGBTQI Christians, Muslims and allies counter exclusion and prejudice with narratives of resilience and hope. They offer compassionate insights into scriptural stories and the lives of faith they share. Collectively, the stories show an undercurrent in religious affiliation in East Africa that challenges dominant narratives. * Emma Wild-Wood, University of Edinburgh, UK *
ISBN: 9781350416000
Dimensions: 214mm x 138mm x 20mm
Weight: 320g
248 pages