Description: A much-needed exploration of the queer-positive approaches Emerging within African Christianity
Review Quotes: "Reimagining Christianity and Sexual Diversity in Africa stakes out exciting terrain in the emerging field of queer African religious studies. It is a much-needed intervention that will prove an invaluable resource to those exploring questions of religion and sexuality in Africa from multiple disciplinary perspectives." -- Daniel Ballon-Garst, Graduate Division of Religion Emory University, Atlanta, USA, Journal of Religion in Africa
"The authors draw on the teachings of African Christian theologians to underscore the message that the radical inclusivity of the Christian Gospel both embraces sexual minorities and that sexual minorities have always had a place in African history and culture."-- The Rev. Canon Mpho Tutu van Furth, priest, author, artist, and CEO of the Tutu Teach Foundation"A rich and well-crafted contribution to an ongoing conversation on homosexuality in Christian circles in Africa. Stimulating and thought-provoking--it makes good reading."-- Ludovic Lado, Director of the Centre d'Etude et de Formation pour le Développement, N'Djamena, and author of Catholic Pentecostalism and The Paradoxes of Africanization
"In this accessible and engaging book, van Klinken and Chitando offer unique scope for the reimagination of queer African Christianity. The nuanced accounts of queer agency frames, shapes, and disrupts the field, beyond conventional tropes and conceptions about Africa and Christianity."-- Sarojini Nadar, activist, and Director of the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice
"Van Klinken and Chitando, leading scholars of African religious discourse and interdisciplinary studies, offer critical insights into rethinking sexual diversity in Africa. This book is a significant contribution to studies of sexuality and human rights across the continent."-- Elias Kifon Bongmba, Harry and Hazel Chavanne Chair in Christian Theology, Rice University