Hermeneutics and the Debate on Homosexuality in Africa

In this essay, I discuss hermeneutical approaches to the debate on homosexuality in the African context. I argue that the hermeneutics of Rudolf Bultmann offers a way of understanding the debate. I start with a general discussion of the response to homosexuality in Africa and follow that with a narr...

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1. VerfasserIn: Bongmba, Elias K. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2015
In: Religion & theology
Jahr: 2015, Band: 22, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 69-99
RelBib Classification:HA Bibel
KBN Subsahara-Afrika
KDE Anglikanische Kirche
NCF Sexualethik
VB Logik; philosophische Hermeneutik; philosophische Erkenntnislehre
weitere Schlagwörter:B Homosexuality Africa church sodomy interpretation Anglican
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Zusammenfassung:In this essay, I discuss hermeneutical approaches to the debate on homosexuality in the African context. I argue that the hermeneutics of Rudolf Bultmann offers a way of understanding the debate. I start with a general discussion of the response to homosexuality in Africa and follow that with a narration of perspectives from church leaders in Africa and proceed to discuss the work of Bultmann and in the last section apply the hermeneutical insights to point a way forward.
ISSN:1574-3012
Enthält:In: Religion & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15743012-02201003