Reading Scripture in a Post-Apartheid South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20487376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert N Stegmann (Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch), Robert Stegmann (0000-0002-9655-5136, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author), Marlyn C Faure (0000-0003-4135-8925, corresponding author), Marlyn Faure (Cornerstone Institute, Cape Town) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 219-249 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion and Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1023-0807 • E-ISSN: 1574-3012 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15743012-02203010 |
| OpenAlex | W2204480637 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
While the Bible continues to fund the religious imagination of the community of faith, the church has often been found guilty of reading the Bible oppressively. Such readings emerge because of a general ignorance of the layered traditions that reflect diverse social locations, and a complex transmission and interpretive history. This essay is particularly concerned with reading practices which both remains faithful to ancient biblical contexts, as well as to how gender identity, as a fluid construct, is continually negotiated in post-apartheid South Africa. By employing postcolonial optics, this paper hopes to re-imagine gendered identity in a post-apartheid South Africa
Aesthetics · Faith · History of religions · Ignorance · Political science · Sociology · Theology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · History · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Philosophy · Religious studies · South African History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |