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Circle thinking : African women theologians in dialogue with the West / by Carrie Pemberton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pemberton, Carrie M.
- Series:
- Studies on religion in Africa ; 25.
- Studies on religion in Africa
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women theologians--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History--20th century.
- Women theologians.
- Theology, Doctrinal--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Women in Christianity--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Women in Christianity.
- Church work with women.
- Church history.
- History.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Church history.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Church work with women--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 221 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.
- Summary:
- This is a ground-breaking study of the formation of a new voice in theology emerging from African women theologians working against the grain of the African mission churches' settled interpretation of women's role. The theological themes and societall vision of Protestant and Catholic women theologians is opened up for a western readership in a radical and accessible way. A fund of new information and insight from African theologians only just emerging onto the Western academic horizon.
- Contents:
- Chapter 2 The Ecumenical and Contemporary Location of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians
- EATWOT: The Rise of the Third World Theologian in Conference 41
- The Emergence of Black and African Theologies 43
- Cutting the Ties 47
- Womanism and African Theology 53
- The Role of Catholic Women 55
- Chapter 3 Remaking African Theology: Mercy Amba Oduyoye's Theology of Resistance and Re-Imagination
- The Literature 63
- The Sources of Alienation 66
- African Traditional Religion: The African Old Testament? 70
- African Theology and Gender Concerns 72
- Abusua and Inter-Faith Relations 79
- Christ the Compassionate One 81
- Mothering Africa 87
- Chapter 4 Sisters and Mothers: Catholic Sisters in the Circle
- Religious Sisters and Theoretical Perspectives on Women and Motherhood 95
- Sister Bernadette Mbuy-Beya and the Cry of Life 99
- Sister Teresa Okure 107
- Sister Rosemary Edet 114
- Sister Anne Nasimiyu-Wasike 115
- Sisters and Priests 119
- Chapter 5 Violence Against Women: Circle Women Respond
- Breaking Alliances 128
- Domestic Violence: The Silence is Broken 134
- Freedom and Violence 139
- Speaking from Outside 141
- The Regulation of Sex 142
- Polygyny, Marriage and Male Control 144
- The Quest for Immortality 147
- Circumcision: Reproducing Women 149
- Breasts and Perspiration 152
- Concluding Reflections 156
- Chapter 6 Multiple Identities In-Dependency: The Challenge and Context of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians
- Truth from Below 165
- The 'Voiced' Elite and the Mute Majority 166
- Pluralism, Christ and Culture 168
- The Imperative of Christ 170
- The Dignity of Women 172
- Denominational Differences in the Multiple Identities of the Circle Project 175
- Maternal Thinking 177
- The Church Universal and Local 180
- Generalisable Interests: The Well-being of the African Woman and the Well-being of the World 183.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-212) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004124411
- OCLC:
- 51053525
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