The will to arise
Subtitle: women, tradition, and the church in Africa
By: edited by Mercy Amba Oduyoye and Musimbi R.A. Kanyoro
Publisher: Cluster Publications
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781875053582
Subjects: Women in Christianity; Church history; Church work with women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Women and ritual in Africa / Mercy Amba Oduyoye; title: Christianity and African women's rituals / Rosemary N. Edet; title: Christianity and the African rituals of birth and naming / Anne Nasimiyu-Wasike; title: The Christian widow in African culture / Daisy N. Nwachuku; title: Paradise lies at the feet of Muslim women / Rabiatu Ammah; title: Interpreting Old Testament polygamy through African eyes / Musimbi R. A. Kanyoro; title: Polygamy : a feminist critique / Anne nasimiyu-Wasike; title: Social changes and women's attitudes toward marriage in East Africa / Judith Mbula Bahemuka; title: Sexuality and women in African culture / Lloyda Fanusie; title: Human sexuality, marriage, and prostitution / Bernadette Mbuy Beya; title: Jesus Christ and the liberation of women in Africa / Teresa M. Hinga; title: Sexuality and religion in a matriarchal society / Anne Nachisale Musopole; title: The priesthood of church women in the Nigerian context / R. Modupe Owanikin; title: Epilogue : the will to arise : reflections on Luke 8:40-56 / Teresa Okure.