The stories below narrate the experiences of Tendai and Grace (pseudonyms), and are found in the opening of Dr. Elizabeth Mudzimu’s PhD dissertation entitled ‘Religious and Cultural Encounters: Sexual and …
In this video, dr Kim Knibbe gives more background on the ways ‘grand schemes’, such as world religions, interact with local contexts, and how they may be appropriated and modified …
For many Filipinas, a first pregnancy is often unplanned. Despite the opposition of the Catholic church, contraceptives are available in the Philippines. Yet, many people do not use them. How …
In the video here we see how Dr Estrada-Claudio responds to accusations that SRHR concerns are a Western imposition. But what is culture? In the previous steps we have used …
In this video, listen to Dr Rachel Spronk discuss the concept of sexuality. As you listen to this lecture, try to answer the following questions: On what levels can sexuality …
What do we actually mean when we talk about “agency” and women’s “right to choose?” In this article, Elisabet Le Roux argues for complicating the ways that we think about …
TRIGGER WARNING: the content in the video discusses rape and sexual violence and may be triggering to some learners. Feel free to skip this video step if this may affect …
In this activity, we turn our attention to men’s perspectives to examine the ways sexuality, gender, religion are entangled. This article introduces the concept of the “inculturation” of Christianity in …
You will see a video lecture in which Dr. Elizabeth Mudzimu explains how the Kore Kore women navigate their way through the different tensions and pressures they face from religion, …
In the article on sexual wellbeing in the context of religious and cultural diversity, you have seen how pastor Rachel Theodor Smith addresses sexuality in the church. In doing so, …
In this step you will watch third clip from the documentary and explore how the polarization unfolded in the negotiations over the Joint Declaration. You will see the characteristics of …
The Philippines is one of the few countries in South East Asia where the number of teenage pregnancies have gone up in recent years. Colloquially, the introduction of the mobile …
As mentioned in the step on Introducing the Beijing Conference, the documentary presents the Beijing Conference both as revolutionary and polarizing. In this article we will dive deeper into the …
In this step we zoom into Hillary Clinton’s speech – the then First Lady of the United States of America- at the Fourth women’s conference in Beijing. We will explore …
As you have noted in the previous step, the Beijing Conference was introduced as ‘a very polarizing conference’, by an unknown American-English speaking male voice comments in the first minute …