The theology of Mercy Amba Oduyoye :: ecumenism, feminism, and communal practice /

"Mercy Amba Oduyoye, a renowned Ghanaian Methodist theologian, has worked for decades to address issues of poverty, women's rights, and global unrest. She is one of the founders of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, a pan-African ecumenical organization that mentors the nex...

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1. Verfasser: Oredein, Oluwatomisin Olayinka (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2023]
Schriftenreihe:Notre Dame studies in African theology.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
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Zusammenfassung:"Mercy Amba Oduyoye, a renowned Ghanaian Methodist theologian, has worked for decades to address issues of poverty, women's rights, and global unrest. She is one of the founders of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, a pan-African ecumenical organization that mentors the next generation of African women theologians to counter the dearth of academic theological literature written by African women. This book offers an in-depth analysis of Oduyoye's life and work, providing a much-needed corrective to Eurocentric, colonial, and patriarchal theologies by centering the experiences of African women as a starting point from which theological reflection might begin. Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein's study begins by narrating the story of Mercy Oduyoye's life, focusing on her early years, which led to her eventual interest in women's equality and African women's theology. At the heart of the book is a close analysis of Oduyoye's theological thought, exploring her unique approach to four issues: the doctrine of God, Christology, theological anthropology, and ecclesiology. Through the course of these examinations, Oredein shows how Oduyoye's life story and theological output are intimately intertwined. Stories of gender formation, racial ideas, and cultural foundations teem throughout Oduyoye's construction of a Christian theological story. Oduyoye shows that one's theology does not leave particularity behind but rather becomes the locus in which the fullness of divinity might be known."--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 232 pages).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index.
ISBN:9780268205270
0268205272
9780268205256
0268205256

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