Although black people claim to have a wonderful relationship with Jesus, it is not a good relationship. Sociologist Lwando Scott attempts to unpack the often invisible destructive concept of Jesus for black people, particularly around the narrative of the "New Jerusalem". Lwando Scott is currently a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Cape Town. His doctoral research is on same-sex marriage in South Africa. In 2013/14 he was a research fellow with the Fox International Fellowship program at Yale University. He was an Assistant Lecturer for Diversity Literacy at the University of Cape Town (2011, 2012). Lwando's work, academic and otherwise, is centred around advancing queer politics in South Africa. His Twitter bio reads: A denim crazy wanna be academic who is neurotically opposed to the mundane with an incurable love for beautiful things.

Audience Responses

I really enjoyed the talk- very thought-provoking. The fact that we had time to engage as an audience at the end- share questions, experiences, insights also added to the richness.

Lwando knew his topic well. He was informative, enlightening, engaging, thought provoking and funny. This stimulating talk and Q & A was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Lwando, in particular, was brilliant! Bring him again!