African Women, Religion, and Health
African Women, Religion, and Health:
Essays in Honor of Mercy Amba Ewudziwa Oduyoye
Paperback – March 1, 2012
by Isabel Apawo Phiri (Editor),
Sarojini Nadar (Series Editor)
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).
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Publication Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Print Length: 302 pages
ISBN-10: 1620320924
ISBN-13: 978-1620320921
Item Weight: 12.5 ounces
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.69 x 8.5 inches
