Kapya Kaoma
| Kapya Kaoma | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Watertown, MA[1] |
| Nationality | Zambian |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Title | Rev. Canon Dr. |
| Religion | Anglican Christianity |
Rev. Canon Dr. Kapya John Kaoma is a Zambian, US-educated scholar, pastor and human rights activist who is most noted for his pro-LGBTQ+ activism in the face of repressive anti-gay legislation in Africa, and his work for uncovering organizational ties between American anti-gay hate groups and a notable increase in homophobia in African politics.[2]
Education and honors
After having received a 1st class Bachelor of Theology at the Theological College of Central Africa in 1997, he went on to receive a Master of Arts at Trinity College, University of Bristol in 1998 and a Doctor of Theology at Boston University in 2010.[3]
He has received several honors and scholarship, including the Boston University School of Theology Leadership Award in 2010 and the 2014 International Human Rights Award of the Lesbian and Gay Assiciation Mexico City.[4]
Activism
Kapya Kaoma was the first scholar to expose ties between fundamentalist anti-gay Christian groups from the US and the recent increase of anti-gay legislation in Africa.[5] Examples include Scott Lively, whose "Abiding Truth Ministries" has had extensive media coverage and political attention in Uganda, shortly after which Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni signed into law an anti-gay bill deemed to be one of the most repressive in current history.[6]
He has published on the issues of cultural neo-colonialism, with particular attention on how conservative anti-LGBTQ+ ideology is increasingly taking root in many African societies.[7]
Dr. Kaoma has written for the Huffington Post[8] and is Senior Religion and Sexuality Researcher for Political Research Associates.[9]
Selected Publications
- Caring for Creation as Christian Mission, Edinburgh 2010 Series, Editor, Oxford: Regnum. 2016.
- The Creator's Symphony: African Christianity, the Plight of Earth and the Poor, Pietermaritzburg: Cluster Publications, 2015.
- Raised Hopes, Shattered Dreams: Democracy, the Oppressed, and the Church in Africa (The Case of Zambia), Trenton NJ: Africa World Press, 2014.
- American Culture Warriors in Africa: A Guide to Exporters of Homophobia and Sexism. Cambridge, Political Research Associates, 2014.
- God’s Family, God’s Earth: Christian Ecological Ethics of Ubuntu, Zomba: University of Malawi Kachere Press, 2013.
- Colonizing African Values: How the U.S. Christian Right is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa (A Publication of Political Research Associates), 2012.
- Globalizing the Culture Wars: US Conservatives, African Churches, & Homophobia, (A Publication of Political Research Associates), 2009.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.kapyajohnkaoma.com/
- ↑ http://www.politicalresearch.org/author/kkaoma/#sthash.F81nvkOB.UrGwhDfi.dpbs
- ↑ http://www.bu.edu/cgcm/research-associates/visitingresearchers/kapya-john-kaoma/
- ↑ http://www.kapyajohnkaoma.com/
- ↑ http://www.politicalresearch.org/author/kkaoma/#sthash.F81nvkOB.t4CubR2E.dpbs
- ↑ Kaoma, Kapya (May 2012). "Exporting the Anti-Gay Movement". The American Prospect 23 (4).
- ↑ http://www.bu.edu/cgcm/research-associates/visitingresearchers/kapya-john-kaoma/
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-kapya-kaoma/
- ↑ http://www.politicalresearch.org/author/kkaoma/#sthash.F81nvkOB.t4CubR2E.dpbs
External links
- Dr. Kapya Kaoma on Political Research Associates
- Kapya Kaoma on Twitter
- The official YouTube channel of the documentary God Loves Uganda, concerning homophobia in Africa, on which Dr. Kaoma was prominently featured.