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1 online resource (xii, 221 pages) |
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Studies of religion in Africa, 0169-9814 ; 25 |
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Studies on religion in Africa ; 25
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Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2 THE ECUMENICAL AND CONTEMPORARY LOCATION OF THE CIRCLE OF CONCERNED AFRICAN WOMEN THEOLOGIANS -- Introduction -- EATWOT: The Rise of the Third World Theologian in Conference -- The Emergence of Black and African Theologies -- Cutting the Ties -- Womanism and African Theology -- The Role of Catholic Women -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 REMAKING AFRICAN THEOLOGY: MERCY AMBA ODUYOYE'S THEOLOGY OF RESISTANCE AND RE-IMAGINATION -- Introduction -- The Literature -- The Sources of Alienation -- African Traditional Religion: The African Old Testament? -- African Theology and Gender Concerns -- Abusua and Inter-Faith Relations -- Christ the Compassionate One -- Mothering Africa -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 SISTERS AND MOTHERS: CATHOLIC SISTERS IN THE CIRCLE -- Introduction -- Religious Sisters and Theoretical Perspectives on Women and Motherhood -- Sister Bernadette Mbuy-Beya and the Cry of Life -- Sister Teresa Okure -- Sister Rosemary Edet -- Sister Anne Nasimiyu-Wasike -- Sisters and Priests -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: CIRCLE WOMEN RESPOND -- Introduction -- Breaking Alliances -- Domestic Violence: The Silence is Broken -- Freedom and Violence -- Speaking from Outside -- The Regulation of Sex -- Polygyny, Marriage and Male Control -- The Quest for Immortality -- Circumcision: Reproducing Women -- Breasts and Perspiration -- Concluding Reflections -- Chapter 6 MULTIPLE IDENTITIES IN-DEPENDENCY: THE CHALLENGE AND CONTEXT OF THE CIRCLE OF CONCERNED AFRICAN WOMEN THEOLOGIANS -- Introduction -- Truth from Below -- The 'Voiced' Elite and the Mute Majority -- Pluralism, Christ and Culture -- The Imperative of Christ -- The Dignity of Women -- Denominational Differences in the Multiple Identities of the Circle Project -- Maternal Thinking -- The Church Universal and Local -- Generalisable Interests: The Well-being of the African Woman and the Well-being of the World -- Bibliographies -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y |
| Summary |
A study of the origins of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, a group of African women theologians established in the 1980s. It traces a struggle against alienating practices from Western missionary tradition and African cultural transpositions in contemporary church and society |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-212) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians.
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Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians fast |
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Women theologians -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- History -- 20th century
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Theology, Doctrinal -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- History
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Women in Christianity -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Church work with women -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Systematic.
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Church work with women
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Theology, Doctrinal
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Women in Christianity
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Women theologians
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Theologin
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Feministische theologie.
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Theologie.
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Vrouwen.
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Contextuele theologie.
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Church history
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Afrika
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004124417 |
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9004124411 |
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904740131X |
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9789047401315 |
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1423711033 |
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9781423711032 |
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6610466564 |
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9786610466566 |
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1280466561 |
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9781280466564 |
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