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The Pope Francis Effect in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Respect, Love, Compassion, Truth

Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula, S.J., PhD
May 16, 2023May 16, 2023

This piece is co-published with the Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa blog Pope Francis’s long-awaited trip to the Democratic…

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Katongole’s Quest for the African Christian Identity

Series: Symposium on Who Are My People?
William Orbih
May 8, 2023May 23, 2023

Christian identity is not a static essence, spiritual or otherwise. Rather, it is an invitation to a journey with a definite direction and telos.

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Introduction to Symposium on Who Are My People?

Series: Symposium on Who Are My People?
Joshua Lupo
April 6, 2023May 23, 2023

Katongole listens not only to the stories people tell, but listens for the patterns enfolded within them, and the larger tapestry those patterns make up.

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“The Dead Don’t Go Anywhere”: Phenomenology, Religious Studies, and History

Joshua Lupo
December 8, 2021January 11, 2023

Rather than disinterested studies of “other people” who might do theology, unlike those of us in the social sciences or humanities, we might imagine those whom we study as fellow travelers with whom we share a world.

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The Power of Kenyan, Christian, Queer Imagination

Series: Symposium on Kenyan/Christian/Queer
Adriaan van Klinken
October 28, 2021October 28, 2021

The arts have an ability to explore the potential of religion to contribute to a progressive, critical, and innovative vision for society, and thus to inspire social transformation.

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The Margins of “Queer Arts of Resistance” in Sub-Saharan Africa

Series: Symposium on Kenyan/Christian/Queer
Ludovic Lado
October 12, 2021

Van Klinken’s major contribution to the debate is indeed his focus on the use of religiously inspired arguments to challenge homophobia.

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Love Bites

Series: Symposium on Kenyan/Christian/Queer
Ebenezer Obadare
September 28, 2021

Van Klinken’s book is an astounding ero-ethnography in which the author grapples with the question of the research field as a site of desire and vulnerability.

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Introduction to Symposium on Kenyan, Christian, Queer

Series: Symposium on Kenyan/Christian/Queer
Joshua Lupo
September 28, 2021October 27, 2021

Van Klinken and this symposium’s contributors open up new spaces for imagining the emancipatory possibilities that come with attending to queer religious life in Kenya and beyond.

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Response to Wrestling with God Symposium

Series: Symposium on Wrestling with God
Cecelia Lynch
August 19, 2021

I am convinced (unsurprisingly for anyone who has read the book) that ethical wrestling is both crucial for any kind of meaningful life, and frequently tiring.

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Christian Ethics and the Purposes of Modernity

Series: Symposium on Wrestling with God
Michael Barnett
July 7, 2021August 3, 2021

What is the core of Christianity and how far can a Christian venture away from the core without risking being disqualified from participation?

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