Performing gender equality
Internalising Bugis-Makassar cultural values (3S) as a theological strategy for transforming patriarchal structures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19232128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Resty D J Tehupeiory (0009-0004-1912-3200, Satya Wacana Christian University), Yusak Budi Setyawan (0000-0003-4212-9040, Satya Wacana Christian University), I Putu Ayub Darmawan (0000-0002-9467-8925, Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Simpson Ungaran) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0259-9422 • E-ISSN: 2072-8050 |
| Publisher | AOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4102/hts.v82i1.11191 |
| OpenAlex | W7139056277 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Gender inequality is a global problem and causes various acts of violence and suffering for women, especially in the third world, including Indonesia. This article offers a cultural strategy supported by Judith Butler’s gender performativity theory to challenge patriarchal culture and build a more just and equal life. Using Judith Butler’s gender performativity framework, this qualitative research in Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi, involved in-depth interviews with married couples, female school principals, ordained female pastors, church officials and agricultural cooperative leaders, along with participatory observations in family, church and community settings. This strategy brings together two distinct cultural contexts: Eastern culture, namely the Bugis-Makassar 3S culture (Sipakatau, Sipakainge, and Sipakalebbi) and performativity theory from the West. Internalising the cultural values of the 3S through performativity theory is an effective way to achieve gender equality not only in the Soppeng community where the research took place but also to empower women as a whole and present the image of humans as imago Dei in togetherness with other God’s creations. Contribution: This research integrates Western gender performativity theory with Indonesian local cultural values (3S Bugis-Makassar) as a decolonisation agent for the transformation of patriarchal gender structures. This study advances gender theory and theological discourse through a culturally based gender justice approach in the Indonesian Christian community
Culture theory · Feminism · Feminist theory · Indonesian · Participatory action research · Performative utterance · Performativity · Photovoice · Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education · Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia · Islamic Social Reporting
Decolonizing Gender Identities in Indonesia
Deconstructing gendered glorification of charitable work
Implications of the imago Dei (Gn 1
For data’s sake
Multicultural Christian Education in an Indonesian Church Context
The use of Imago Dei as a pastoral healing vision against women killings in the South African context
Indigenous culture and the decolonisation of feminist thought in Africa
Of Monsters and Men
Headship
On interpreting gender in Bugis society
Performative Acts and Gender Constitution
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |