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What is Liberal Theology

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Otherwise called “ protestant liberalism ”, liberal theology refers to a religious current which tends to emphasize ethics over doctrine and experience over Scriptural authority. The movement equally advocates the incorporation of modern thinking and understandings (particularly in the area of science) into the Christian faith. As a prominent theological movement, liberal theology is rooted in the religious opinions of Freidrich Schleiermacher and Immanuel Kant (all two icons of the early 19th century German Enlightenment). Contemporary liberal theologians strongly advocate greater biblical criticism.
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Reconciling Homosexuality and Spirituality in Africa as a Heresy and Survival Strategy: A Critical Study of House of Rainbow (LGBT Church) in Nigeria
Floribert Patrick C. Endong (University of Calabar, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1955-3.ch017
Abstract
The fight against homophobia in Africa has motivated the emergence of various advocacy initiatives including pro-gay religious forces. One of such initiatives – which have audaciously Christianized homosexuality – has been the Nigerian based, House of Rainbow (LGBT church). Using observations and a critical exploitation of secondary sources, this book chapter critically appraises this church in the light of four socio-religious theories namely, secular humanism, postmodernism, religious liberalism and African conservatism. The chapter is divided into four main parts. The first part provides a theoretical framework composed of four movements namely postmodernism, secular humanism, religious liberalism and African conservatism. The second part explores the origin, mission and structure of House of Rainbow. The third part examines House of Rainbow as postmodernist and religious humanist Christianity; while the last part examines the extent to which the gay-only church is more a survival strategy for Nigerian LGBT people than it is a heresy.
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