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MISS JAIRUS SPEAKS: DEVELOPMENTS IN AFRICAN FEMINIST THEOLOGY Martha Frederiks African feminist theology is a recent phenomenon Where male theologians such as John Mbiti, Kwame Bediako, Lamin Sanneh, Ka Mana, Laurenti Magesi and others have become widely known, very few of their female counterparts have received attention and recognition in the Western academic world. For years the Ghanaian Mercy Amba Oduyoye, well known through her work at the World Council of Churches, was the only black African woman theologian whose publications were widely read. Only a few scholars were also familiar with the publications of women like Teresa Okure, Mary Getui and Anne Nasimiyu-Wasiki. More recently the work of the Biblical scholar Musa Dube has received world-wide recognition. To insiders also the names of Louise Tappa, Musimbi Kanyoro and Nyambura Njoroge, known through their work in global organisations such as the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians, the Lutheran World Federation and World Alliance of Reformed Churches, ring a bell, but few people have read their publications. But apart from these women, there are many more African women theologians who have a valuable contribution to make to African theology. Several hundreds women associate themselves with the Circle of
Exchange – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2003
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