Before colonialism black South Africans viewed sex and morality very differently than today.
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Bishop Purity Malinga is the first woman to be appointed Presiding Bishop in the Methodist Church of Southern African in over 200 years.
Jacob Zuma’s religious utterances present a conundrum for scholars, as many poor South African Christians support his moral claims and celebrated his ill-gotten riches.
At local level some congregations are bravely creating alternative models where LGBTIQ people can feel safe and be accepted
Although American preacher John G Lake left South Africa in 1913, many shiny-suited pastors are keeping his religious tactics alive today.
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Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Public Theology in the Department of Beliefs and Practices, Faculty of Theology, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University of Amsterdam), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Research Fellow, African Studies, Indiana University
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Senior Researcher, Unit for Religion and Development Research, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of History, University of Johannesburg