African, Christian, feminist : the enduring search for what matters / Teresia Mbari Hinga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinga, Teresia M., author.

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Africa.

Christianity.

Feminist theology.

Africa.

Theology--Africa.

Theology.

Feminist theology--Africa.

Physical Description:

xxv, 244 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2017]

Summary:

For two decades Teresia Hinga has been a leading voice in the fields of African Christianity, women in African theology, and gender and ethics in the African context. Now, African, Christian, Feminist brings together Hinga's own selections from her extensive body of work, a number of them not previously published. A valuable resource for scholars and students alike, African, Christian, Feminist reveals the depth and breadth of a unique voice in theology, ethics, and gender and African studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Theology and Afro-Feminism: Mapping African Women's Theological Footprint

1 Between Colonialism and Inculturation: Feminist Theologies in Africa 3

2 Feminist Theologies, the Global Village, and the Imperative of Solidarity across Borders: The Case of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians 11

3 The Dialogical Imperative: Listening to Concerned and Engaged African Women 18

Part II Afro-Christianity and Afro-Theologies: Mapping the Ambiguities, Challenges, and Opportunities

4 The Biblical Mandate for Social Transformation: A Feminist Perspective 41

5 Reading With: An Exploration of the Interface between Critical Reading and Ordinary Readings of the Bible: A Response 51

6 Inculturation and the Otherness of Africans: Some Reflections 59

7 Christology and Various African Contexts 70

8 Jesus Christ and the Liberation of Women in Africa 81

Part III Gender and Applied Afro-Theo Ethics: Mapping and Responding to the Issues

9 Becoming Better Samaritans: The Quest for New Models of Doing Social Justice in Africa 93

10 Of Empty Granaries, Stolen Harvests, and the Weapon of Grain: Applied Ethics in Search of Sustainable Food Security 107

11 The Food-Energy-Water Nexus in the Age of Climate Change: (Afro)Faith Responses to the Ethical Challenges and Imperatives 119

12 AIDS, Religion, and Women in Africa: Theo-Ethical Challenges and Imperatives 131

13 Africa's Transformative Responses to the Gendered Global HIV and AIDS Syndemic 155

14 Violence against Women: A Challenge to the Church 169

15 The Gikuyu Theology of Land and Environmental Justice 183

Part IV Mapping the Opportunities, Tracing the Journey

16 Teaching to Transform: Theological Education, Global Consciousness, and the Making of Global Citizens 199

17 Becoming a Teacher of Religion and Theology in a Globalizing Context: My Journey from Africa to the Silicon Valley 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hinga, Teresia M. African, Christian, feminist.

ISBN:

9781626982499

162698249X

OCLC:

988168834