TY - BOOK AU - Pemberton,Carrie TI - Circle thinking: African women theologians in dialogue with the West T2 - Studies of religion in Africa, SN - 9789004124417 AV - BR1430 .P46 2003eb U1 - 230/.082/0967 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians KW - fast KW - Women theologians KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Theology, Doctrinal KW - Women in Christianity KW - Church work with women KW - Théologiennes KW - Afrique subsaharienne KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - Théologie dogmatique KW - Femmes dans le christianisme KW - Pastorale des femmes KW - RELIGION KW - Christianity KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Christian Theology KW - Systematic KW - Theologin KW - gnd KW - Feministische theologie KW - gtt KW - Theologie KW - Vrouwen KW - Contextuele theologie KW - Church history KW - Histoire religieuse KW - Sub-Saharan Africa KW - Afrika KW - Electronic book KW - Electronic books KW - gtlm N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-212) and index; Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2 THE ECUMENICAL AND CONTEMPORARY LOCATION OF THE CIRCLE OF CONCERNED AFRICAN WOMEN THEOLOGIANS -- Introduction -- EATWOT: The Rise of the Third World Theologian in Conference -- The Emergence of Black and African Theologies -- Cutting the Ties -- Womanism and African Theology -- The Role of Catholic Women -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 REMAKING AFRICAN THEOLOGY: MERCY AMBA ODUYOYE'S THEOLOGY OF RESISTANCE AND RE-IMAGINATION -- Introduction -- The Literature -- The Sources of Alienation -- African Traditional Religion: The African Old Testament? -- African Theology and Gender Concerns -- Abusua and Inter-Faith Relations -- Christ the Compassionate One -- Mothering Africa -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 SISTERS AND MOTHERS: CATHOLIC SISTERS IN THE CIRCLE -- Introduction -- Religious Sisters and Theoretical Perspectives on Women and Motherhood -- Sister Bernadette Mbuy-Beya and the Cry of Life -- Sister Teresa Okure -- Sister Rosemary Edet -- Sister Anne Nasimiyu-Wasike -- Sisters and Priests -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: CIRCLE WOMEN RESPOND -- Introduction -- Breaking Alliances -- Domestic Violence: The Silence is Broken -- Freedom and Violence -- Speaking from Outside -- The Regulation of Sex -- Polygyny, Marriage and Male Control -- The Quest for Immortality -- Circumcision: Reproducing Women -- Breasts and Perspiration -- Concluding Reflections -- Chapter 6 MULTIPLE IDENTITIES IN-DEPENDENCY: THE CHALLENGE AND CONTEXT OF THE CIRCLE OF CONCERNED AFRICAN WOMEN THEOLOGIANS -- Introduction -- Truth from Below -- The 'Voiced' Elite and the Mute Majority -- Pluralism, Christ and Culture -- The Imperative of Christ -- The Dignity of Women -- Denominational Differences in the Multiple Identities of the Circle Project -- Maternal Thinking -- The Church Universal and Local -- Generalisable Interests: The Well-being of the African Woman and the Well-being of the World -- Bibliographies -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - A study of the origins of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, a group of African women theologians established in the 1980s. It traces a struggle against alienating practices from Western missionary tradition and African cultural transpositions in contemporary church and society UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=132883 ER -