Gender trouble in the church: promoting associational autonomy through ontological difference

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dc.contributor.advisorde Freitas, S.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVorster, Jankoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-19T14:02:50Z
dc.date.available2024-07-19T14:02:50Z
dc.date.issued2023en_ZA
dc.descriptionDissertation (LL.M.(Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law))--University of the Free State, 2023en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation investigates the complex interplay between a pluralistic, liberal, and democratic state's duty to maintain diversity and protect the identities of individuals and groups with irreconcilable worldviews, focusing on the intersection of transgender identity and religious associations. The study grapples with the challenges of defining key concepts in the discourse of religious rights and diversity within a liberal democracy, avoiding simplistic definitions. The examination reveals the limitations of the prevailing discourse, which often assumes a secular neutrality that overlooks religion's role in shaping communal identity. It also explores the nuances of transgender rights, recognizing the importance of gender identity while respecting the traditional perspectives within religious associations. International legal developments highlight the tension between advocating transgender rights and upholding the principles of liberal democracy, revealing potential biases within the Yogyakarta Principles. The study underscores that claims based on transgender identity are ontological rather than empirical scientific facts. In the context of religious employment exemptions, the doctrinal core approach is critiqued in favour of the organic or permeated ethos approach, which respects the communal perspective and substantive autonomy of religious associations. Hypothetical scenarios further emphasise the doctrinal core approach's inadequacy in addressing issues related to religious exemptions and discrimination involving transgender individuals. Overall, the dissertation calls for an inclusive and nuanced approach that upholds the ideals of freedom, democracy, and diversity, while emphasising the need to safeguard the rights and identities of both transgender individuals and religious groups within a pluralistic society.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/12681
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectSecular neutralityen_ZA
dc.subjectreligious associationsen_ZA
dc.subjectreligious associational identityen_ZA
dc.subjectreligious rightsen_ZA
dc.subjectreligious group rightsen_ZA
dc.subjectcommunal identityen_ZA
dc.subjectreligious associational autonomyen_ZA
dc.subjectontological diversityen_ZA
dc.subjecthuman dignityen_ZA
dc.subjecthuman dignity conflictsen_ZA
dc.subjectgender identityen_ZA
dc.subjecttransgender identityen_ZA
dc.subjectgender ideologyen_ZA
dc.subjecttransgender rightsen_ZA
dc.subjectYogyakarta Principlesen_ZA
dc.subjectdoctrinal core approachen_ZA
dc.subjectorganic approachen_ZA
dc.subjectpermeated ethos approachen_ZA
dc.titleGender trouble in the church: promoting associational autonomy through ontological differenceen_ZA
dc.typeDissertation
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