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An un-African thing? Same-sex relationships among South African Sangomas, Christian ethics and the discourse on African (protective) homophobia
Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2026.
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| author | Ngobeni, Hlamulo Jeffrey |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/136091 An un-African thing? Same-sex relationships among South African Sangomas, Christian ethics and the discourse on African (protective) homophobia Ngobeni, Hlamulo Jeffrey Thyssen, A. Mahokoto, S. S. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology. Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2026. Ngobeni, H. J. 2026. An un-African thing? Same-sex relationships among South African Sangomas, Christian ethics and the discourse on African (protective) homophobia. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/1c32aad1-e7b0-449e-95c5-4203487f7191 The focus of this study is rooted within Systematic Theology and Ethics as it alludes how both Christian and African ethics promotes gender diversity. African Christian ethics, this study draws from the work of various theologians such as Samuel Waje Kunhiyop, “African Christian Ethics”, M.F. Murove, “African ethics: An anthology of comparative and applied ethics” and many others who add value to this research study. This study rejects protective homophobia as a way of life for Christians and Africans. Homosexuals have always been rejected by people who believe that God have only created a men and women. The same concept applies to Africans who claims that homosexuality is a foreign sexual identity that exists to dismantle the values of Africans. The debate on whether homosexuality is African or not is against the ethical values of Africans. On the one hand this study argues that Ubuntu creates a room for a communal environment that does not promote exclusion and suppression. On the other hand, Christian ethics highlights that all humans are created through the image of God and should live as Christ alike. These ethics uproots the existence of protective homophobia. Masters 2026-04-22T08:59:03Z 2026-04-22T08:59:03Z 2026-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/136091 en Stellenbosch University 142 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Ngobeni, Hlamulo Jeffrey An un-African thing? Same-sex relationships among South African Sangomas, Christian ethics and the discourse on African (protective) homophobia |
| title | An un-African thing? Same-sex relationships among South African Sangomas, Christian ethics and the discourse on African (protective) homophobia |
| title_full | An un-African thing? Same-sex relationships among South African Sangomas, Christian ethics and the discourse on African (protective) homophobia |
| title_fullStr | An un-African thing? Same-sex relationships among South African Sangomas, Christian ethics and the discourse on African (protective) homophobia |
| title_full_unstemmed | An un-African thing? Same-sex relationships among South African Sangomas, Christian ethics and the discourse on African (protective) homophobia |
| title_short | An un-African thing? Same-sex relationships among South African Sangomas, Christian ethics and the discourse on African (protective) homophobia |
| title_sort | un african thing same sex relationships among south african sangomas christian ethics and the discourse on african protective homophobia |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/136091 |
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