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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461494803321

Autore

Oduyoye Mercy Amba

Titolo

Introducing African women's theology / / Mercy Amba Oduyoye

Pubbl/distr/stampa

England : , : Sheffield Academic Press Ltd, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

1-283-20126-7

9786613201263

0-567-62250-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Introductions in Feminist Theology

Disciplina

270.082

Soggetti

Feminist theology - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Editor's Preface; 1. Presenting the Study; 2. Significant Contexts of African Women's Theology; 3. Womens Word about God; 4. Jesus the Divine-Human: Christology; 5. On Being Human: A Religious Anthropology; 6. The Household of God: Studies in Ecclesiology; 7. Hospitality and Spirituality; 8. Resurrection of the Body: An Eschatology; 9. The Way Forward; Bibliography; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

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 o