African women, religion, and health : essays in honor of Mercy Amba Ewudziwa Oduyoye /
Oduyoye, Mercy Amba.
Phiri, Isabel Apawo.
Nadar, Sarojini.
Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references.
Beads and strands : threading more beads in the story of the circle / Musimbi R.A. Kanyoro -- Mercy Amba Oduyoye : wise woman bearing gifts / Letty M. Russell -- Let's celebrate the power of naming / Nyambura J. Njoroge -- "Texts of terror" the conspiracy of rape in the Bible, church, and society : the case of Esther 2:1-18 / Sarojini Nadar -- Women and health and the "Trokosi" practice in Ghana : an issue of women's and children's rights in 2 Kings 4:1-7 / Dorothy Bea Akoto -- Dealing with the trauma of sexual abuse : a gender-based analysis of the testimonies of female traditional healers in KwaZulu-Natal / Isabel Apawo Phiri -- Adinkra! four hearts joined together : on becoming healer-teachers of African indigenous religions in HIV and AIDS prevention / Musa W. Dube --
Women as traditional healers : the Nigerian (Yoruba) example / Dorcas Olubanke Akintunde -- Women, poverty, and HIV in Zimbabwe : an exploration of inequalities in health care / Sophia Chirongoma -- Women and peace-making : the challenge of a non-violent life / Susan Rakoczy -- Stand up and walk, daughter of my people : consecrated sisters of the circle / Bernadette M. Mbuy Beya -- From mere existence to tenacious endurance : stigma, HIV/AIDS, and a feminist theology of praxis / Denise M. Ackermann -- Navigating experiences of healing : a narrative theology of eschatological hope as healing / Fulata Lusungu Moyo -- Daughters of Ethiopia : constructing a feminist discourse in ebony strokes / Ogbu U. Kalu.
Feminist theology
Women in Christianity
Women and religion
Women