On being LGBT-affirming pentecostals: exploring affirming resources from within Indonesian pentecostal churches

Mulya, Teguh Wijaya and Udampoh, Amadeo (2023) On being LGBT-affirming pentecostals: exploring affirming resources from within Indonesian pentecostal churches. Theology and Sexuality. ISSN 1745-5170

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Abstract

LGBT Christian activism in Indonesia was initiated by progressive wings within ecumenical denominations, while backlashes were mostly voiced by evangelical groups. Disrupting such a binary, we interviewed affirming Pentecostal church leaders and members (both LGBT persons and allies) to explore theological, discursive, and congregational resources that were drawn upon to constitute an affirming evangelical position. While previous studies in the West have paid significant attention to theological reinterpretations of texts and traditions, our findings demonstrated that there are other contextual resources to explore, both at the personal, communal, and institutional levels which may support an affirming subjectivity for allies and LGBT persons themselves. Three resources were identified in this study, namely, a strong sense of personal moral agency, the tight-knit church community, and the self-governed, market-driven church institution. The implications of the study are discussed in relation to Pentecostal theologies and LGBT Christian activism in contemporary Indonesia.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	LGBT; activism; Christianity; evangelicalism; pentecostalism; Indonesia
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Teguh Wijaya Mulya205905
Date Deposited:	13 Sep 2023 09:23
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2023 09:23
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/44913

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