How do Singaporean gay/lesbian Christians negotiate their identity in their religious community.

Singapore’s community of homosexual Christians has been given little platform for a voice. Through covert observation in the different types of churches as well as sixteen in-depth interviews, this research aims to look at how these homosexual Christians with different backgrounds negotiate their id...

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Main Author: Khoo, Emmeline Shi Yun.
Other Authors: Lim Khek Gee, Francis
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-517582019-12-10T11:18:10Z How do Singaporean gay/lesbian Christians negotiate their identity in their religious community. Khoo, Emmeline Shi Yun. Lim Khek Gee, Francis School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities Singapore’s community of homosexual Christians has been given little platform for a voice. Through covert observation in the different types of churches as well as sixteen in-depth interviews, this research aims to look at how these homosexual Christians with different backgrounds negotiate their identity in their religious community. Through the different circumstances, we see the similarities and differences that they may exhibit. This research will also uncover coping mechanisms used in order to help them reconcile the spheres of homosexuality and Christianity. Avoidance, choosing sides as well as reinterpreting the Bible show different ways of how they manage their identity. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-11T02:31:01Z 2013-04-11T02:31:01Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51758 en Nanyang Technological University 29 p. application/pdf
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How do Singaporean gay/lesbian Christians negotiate their identity in their religious community.
description Singapore’s community of homosexual Christians has been given little platform for a voice. Through covert observation in the different types of churches as well as sixteen in-depth interviews, this research aims to look at how these homosexual Christians with different backgrounds negotiate their identity in their religious community. Through the different circumstances, we see the similarities and differences that they may exhibit. This research will also uncover coping mechanisms used in order to help them reconcile the spheres of homosexuality and Christianity. Avoidance, choosing sides as well as reinterpreting the Bible show different ways of how they manage their identity.
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title How do Singaporean gay/lesbian Christians negotiate their identity in their religious community.
title_short How do Singaporean gay/lesbian Christians negotiate their identity in their religious community.
title_full How do Singaporean gay/lesbian Christians negotiate their identity in their religious community.
title_fullStr How do Singaporean gay/lesbian Christians negotiate their identity in their religious community.
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