Being gay: punishment or blessing?
Publisher: Homofilos S.A. Publishers
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Pretoria, South Africa
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Gays; Homosexuality; Homosexuality — Religious aspects; Liberation Theology
First sentence: Luther het tydens die reformasie gevra: "Waar vind ek 'n genadige God?". Hierdie is ook die vraag van elke gay mens.
Description: After his ordination as candidate for the ministry in the Dutch reformed Church (Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk) on November 18, 1988, Hendrik Pretorius published his first and controversial book ''Being Gay: Punishment or Blessing'' based on this thesis, titled '''Homosexuality in Context''' (Library of the University of Pretoria). This publication constituted the first ''Gay Liberation Theology''' published in Africa and formed the academic basis of the '''Theology of the Fool'''. 
This publication led to the public controversy driven by the media for years between Prof. Johan Heyns], an influential Afrikaner Calvinism theologian and moderator of the general synod of the Dutch reformed Church and Hendrik Pretorius between 1990 and 1993, a conflict that directly resulted in Pretorius declaring the anti-gay doctrine of the church as a '''sin'''. Heyns was Assassination|assassinated at his home in Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria. The murder has never been resolved.
Table of contents: title: Die kritiek van die samelewing en kerk: waar vind ek 'n genadige god?
pagenum: 1
class: chapter
label: Hoofstuk 1; label: Hoofstuk 2
pagenum: 42
title: Hoe verstaan ek as gay die "Woord van God"; label: Hoofstuk 3
pagenum: 100
title: Gay-wees deur die eeue: 'n historiese blik op die geskiedenis van gays; label: Hoofstuk 4
pagenum: 110
title: Gay-wees en seksualiteit; title: 'n Positiewe gay selfbeeld
pagenum: 148
label: Hoofstuk 5; label: Hoofstuk 6
pagenum: 170
title: Gay-wees in my alledaagse lewe; label: Hoofstuk 7
pagenum: 203
title: Lewenskrisisse op my pad