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Religion, Gender, and Wellbeing in Africa

Author : Chammah J. Kaunda
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793618038
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Gender, and Wellbeing in Africa written by Chammah J. Kaunda and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion, Gender, and Wellbeing in Africa argues that, in many African societies, ideas and practices of wellbeing and gender relations continue to be informed and shaped by religious epistemologies. The contributors affirm that for many Africans, it is through religio-spiritual frameworks that daily experiences, interactions, and gender relations are understood and interpreted. However, for many African women, religions have functioned as a double-edged-sword. Although they have contributed to the struggle against issues such as colonialism, gender justice, climate justice, and human rights, they have also endorsed and perpetuated sexism, heterosexism, homophobia, and the denial of human rights for a wide variety of people on the margins. The chapters within this collection demonstrate that most religions and religious formations in Africa have not yet positioned themselves as forces for wellbeing, gender justice, and security for African women and children. The contributors challenge simplistic and superficial readings and interpretations of religio-spirituality in Africa and call for deeper engagements of the interplay between Africa’s religio-spiritual realities and the wellbeing of women, particularly around issues of gender justice, reproductive health, and human rights.

Religion, Women’s Health Rights, and Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe: Volume 1

Author : Sophia Chirongoma
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303099922X
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Women’s Health Rights, and Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe: Volume 1 written by Sophia Chirongoma and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-26 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings to the fore the interface of religion, women’s sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Zimbabwe. It emphasizes that empowering African women is a pivotal pillar for attaining sustainable development. Contributors discuss the need for implementing structural changes as a prerequisite for social progress and development to occur in Southern Africa. They interrogate the extent to which religious beliefs and practices either promote or impede women’s SRHR. The contributors also proffer several ways in which addressing the themes of health for all and equality for all women and girls can make a meaningful contribution towards the fulfillment of the goals set for Agenda 2030.

African Women, Religion, and Health

Author : Isabel Apawo Phiri
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620320924
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book African Women, Religion, and Health written by Isabel Apawo Phiri and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mercy Amba Oduyoye, from Ghana, founded the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians and is the first African woman from south of the Sahara to have served as deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches. The essays in this volume describe the key contributions she has made to African theology in our time, and then apply her insights to issues of scripture, health and poverty, and women as peacemakers. Contributors: Denise M. Ackermann (South Africa), Dorcas Olubanke Akintunde (Nigeria), Dorothy B. E. A. Akoto (Ghana), Elizabeth Amoah (Ghana), Sophia Chirongoma (Zimbabwe), Musa W. Dube (Botswana), Musimbi R. A. Kanyoro (Kenya), Ogbu U. Kalu (Nigeria), M. Bernadette Mbuy Beya (Congo), Fulata Lusungo Moyo (Malawi), Nyambura J. Njoroge (Kenya), Susan Rakoczy (USA), and Letty M. Russell (USA).

Introducing African Women's Theology

Author : Mercy Oduyoye
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567622509
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Book Synopsis Introducing African Women's Theology by : Mercy Oduyoye

Download or read book Introducing African Women's Theology written by Mercy Oduyoye and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes the context and methodology of Christian theology by Africans in the past two decades and provides brief descriptions of sample treatments of theological issues, such as creation, Christology, ecclesiology and eschatology. The aim of the book is to lead interested persons to the sources of African women's Christian theology. Throughout an effort has been made to illustrate how African culture and the multi-religious context has influenced Christian women's selection of theological issues. The importance of daily life to theology and the attempt to probe the spirituality of African Christian women is also evident in this introduction to African women's theology.

Religion and health care in East Africa

Author : Lloyd, Robert
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447337875
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Religion and health care in East Africa written by Lloyd, Robert and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What social factors contribute to the tragic state of health care in Africa? Focussing on East African societies, this book is the first to investigate what role religion plays in health care in African cultures. Taking in to account the geopolitical and economic environments of the region, the authors examine the roles played by individual and group beliefs, government policies, and pressure from the Millennium Development Goals in affecting health outcomes. Informed by existing related studies, and on-the-ground interviews with individuals and organisations in Uganda, Mozambique and Ethiopia this interdisciplinary book will form an invaluable resource for scholars seeking to better understand the links between society, multi-level state instruments, and health care in East Africa.

New Directions in Gender and Religion

Author : Brigid M. Sackey
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739110584
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis New Directions in Gender and Religion by : Brigid M. Sackey

Download or read book New Directions in Gender and Religion written by Brigid M. Sackey and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brigid M. Sackey's book is a comprehensive analysis of gender relations in religion in Ghana, using gendered anthropological tools of rare insight and originality. The book chronicles the efforts of men and women who bring a repackaged and customized Christianity and health delivery to meet with the specific cultural needs. Sackey disabuses notions of the helplessness of women in Ghana specifically (and Africa in general) as it highlights women's initiatives and assertiveness as healers and leaders of the churches they have founded, in addition to their increased involvement and participation in gender discourses and social change. Sackey also addresses the question of HIV and the AIDS epidemic, detailing how the churches, through the specific leadership of women, are supporting a national campaign on the disease. Basing her research on an exhaustive library of oral history, ethnography, theory, and case studies, Sackey has brilliantly chronicled the relentless proliferation of and innovations in African Independent Churches, and their impact on the national health delivery system and its development.

Living with Dignity

Author : Elna Mouton
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1920689133
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Living with Dignity written by Elna Mouton and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By addressing gender equality as a fundamental expression of human dignity and justice on our continent, this collage of ? essays [by 14 women and 6 men], is meant to serve as a concrete alternative to aspects of gender inequality ? Its format is particularly devised for use in the classroom, and for critical-constructive group engagement. It is our sincere prayer that it will also be used in imaginative ways by clergy and in congregations as a necessary part of adult learning programmes.

The Bible and Gender Troubles in Africa

Author : Joachim Kügler
Publisher : University of Bamberg Press
ISBN 13 : 3863096541
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Bible and Gender Troubles in Africa written by Joachim Kügler and published by University of Bamberg Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher's description: Quickly changing concepts on gender roles are a pivotal issue in after-colonial African societies. Many women (and men) are calling for a radical change as they feel traditional gender concepts as being oppressive, inhuman and un-Christian. Gender equality, gender fairness is on their agenda. On the other hand, for many men (and women) these societal changes are painful "gender troubles" and seem to be dangerous for gender-based identity, threatening traditional African values. Volume 22 of the BiAS series deals with this central topic by asking what gender troubles have to do with the Bible. Are biblical texts an obstacle for women's liberation? Is the Bible a divine guaranty for male supremacy or rather an advocate for gender equality? What are "redemptive masculinities" and how do they relate to a new, truly Christian understanding of the role of women in church, society and state? - Scholars from different disciplines and several countries are dealing with these urgent questions to help scholars, students, pastors, politicians and members of Christian churches to find a way to more gender fairness and "gender joy."

Gender and African Indigenous Religions

Author : Musa Wenkosi Dube
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781032587288
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Gender and African Indigenous Religions written by Musa Wenkosi Dube and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Focusing on the work of contemporary African women researchers, this volume explores feminist perspectives in relation to African Indigenous Religions (AIR). It evaluates what the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians' research has achieved and proposed since its launch, their contribution to the world of knowledge and liberation, and the potential application to nurturing a justice-oriented world. The book considers the methodologies used amongst the Circle to study African Indigenous Religions, the AIR sources of knowledge that are drawn on, and the way in which women are characterized. It reflects on how ideas drawn from African Indigenous Religions might address issues of patriarchy, colonialism, capitalism, racism, tribalism, sexual and disability-based discrimination. The chapters examine how a specific figure's theology converses with Global South theologies, and Western feminist theologians. The book will be of interest to scholars of religion, gender studies, Indigenous studies, and African studies"--

African Women's Theologies, Spirituality, and Healing

Author : Oduyoye, Mercy Amba
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 1587688204
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book African Women's Theologies, Spirituality, and Healing written by Oduyoye, Mercy Amba and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African women come from a long tradition as practitioners of healing. Drawing on this tradition and on her own pastoral and theological work, Mercy Amba Oduyoye, a distinguished Methodist theologian from Ghana, discusses the spirituality that undergirds Christian healing practices in Africa, with a special focus on diseases that predominantly affect women.

Religion, Women’s Health Rights, and Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe: Volume 2

Author : Sophia Chirongoma
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031114280
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Women’s Health Rights, and Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe: Volume 2 written by Sophia Chirongoma and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-26 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings to the fore the interface of religion, women’s sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Zimbabwe. It emphasizes that empowering African women is a pivotal pillar for attaining sustainable development. Contributors discuss the need for implementing structural changes as a prerequisite for social progress and development to occur in Southern Africa. They interrogate the extent to which religious beliefs and practices either promote or impede women’s SRHR. The contributors also proffer several ways in which addressing the themes of health for all and equality for all women and girls can make a meaningful contribution towards the fulfillment of the goals set for Agenda 2030.

Religions in Contemporary Africa

Author : Laura S. Grillo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351260707
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Religions in Contemporary Africa written by Laura S. Grillo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religions in Contemporary Africa is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the three main religious traditions on the African continent, African indigenous religions, Christianity and Islam. The book provides a historical overview of these important traditions and focuses on the roles they play in African societies today. It includes social, cultural and political case studies from across the continent on the following topical issues: Witchcraft and modernity Power and politics Conflict and peace Media and popular culture Development Human rights Illness and health Gender and sexuality With suggestions for further reading, discussion questions, illustrations and a list of glossary terms this is the ideal textbook for students in religion, African studies and adjacent fields approaching this subject area for the first time.

Men in the Pulpit, Women in the Pew?

Author : H. Jurgens Hendriks
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1920338772
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Men in the Pulpit, Women in the Pew? written by H. Jurgens Hendriks and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men in the pulpit, women in the pew? Addressing gender inequality in Africa is that rarest of gems ? a work that takes a fresh look at familiar biblical teachings, and cause us to question what we have been accepting as a matter of course for so long.

Unraveling and Reweaving Sacred Canon in Africana Womanhood

Author : Rosetta E. Ross
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498518222
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Unraveling and Reweaving Sacred Canon in Africana Womanhood written by Rosetta E. Ross and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unraveling and Reweaving Sacred Canon in Africana Womanhood, a pioneering collection of essays by continental and diasporan African women, emerges from conversations about black female wellbeing and religious ideas in oral, written, and embodied forms. Through essays that affirm words and practices that enhance women’s lives, contributors challenge traditional conceptions of sacred texts to untangle beneficial statements and uses of religious ideas from harmful patterns of employing religion and religious texts to diminish, disempower, and subjugate women and girls.

African, Christian , Feminist

Author : Hinga, Teresia
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608337146
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book African, Christian , Feminist written by Hinga, Teresia and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Christianity and Social Change in Contemporary Africa: Volume One

Author : B. Nyamnjoh
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9956551406
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Social Change in Contemporary Africa: Volume One written by B. Nyamnjoh and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together seven empirically grounded contributions by African social scientists of different disciplinary backgrounds. The authors explore the social impact of religious innovation and competition in present day Africa. They represent a selection from an interdisciplinary initiative that made 23 research grants for theologians and social scientists to study Christianity and social change in contemporary Africa. These contributions focus on a variety of dynamics in contemporary African religion (mostly Christianity), including gender, health and healing, social media, entrepreneurship, and inter-religious borrowing and accommodation. The volume seeks to enhance understanding of religions vital presence and power in contemporary Africa. It reveals problems as well as possibilities, notably some ethical concerns and psychological maladies that arise in some of these new movements, notably neo-Pentecostal and militant fundamentalist groups. Yet the contributions do not fixate on African problems and victimization. Instead, they explore sources of African creativity, resiliency and agency. The book calls on scholars of religion and religiosity in Africa to invest new conceptual and methodological energy in understanding what it means to be actively religious in Africa today.

African Women, Religion, and Health

Author : Mercy Amba Oduyoye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781875053575
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book African Women, Religion, and Health written by Mercy Amba Oduyoye and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mercy Amba Oduyoye, from Ghana, founded the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians and is the first African woman from south of the Sahara to have served as deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches. The essays in this volume describe the key contributions she has made to African theology in our time, and then apply her insights to issues of scripture, health and poverty, and women as peacemakers.