Circle thinking : African women theologians in dialogue with the West / by Carrie Pemberton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pemberton, Carrie.

Series:

Studies on religion in Africa ; 25.

Studies of religion in Africa, 0169-9814 ; 25

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--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Church work with women.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Church history.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

African women theologians in dialogue with the West

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A study of the origins of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, a group of African women theologians established in the 1980's. It traces a struggle against alienating practices from Western missionary tradition and African cultural transpositions in contemporary church and society.

Contents:

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE ECUMENICAL AND CONTEMPORARY LOCATION OF THE CIRCLE OF CONCERNED AFRICAN WOMEN THEOLOGIANS; Chapter 3 REMAKING AFRICAN THEOLOGY: MERCY AMBA ODUYOYE'S THEOLOGY OF RESISTANCE AND RE-IMAGINATION; Chapter 4 SISTERS AND MOTHERS: CATHOLIC SISTERS IN THE CIRCLE; Chapter 5 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: CIRCLE WOMEN RESPOND; Chapter 6 MULTIPLE IDENTITIES IN-DEPENDENCY: THE CHALLENGE AND CONTEXT OF THE CIRCLE OF CONCERNED AFRICAN WOMEN THEOLOGIANS; Bibliographies; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-212) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46656-1

9786610466566

1-4237-1103-3

90-474-0131-X

OCLC:

559916300