عنوان

African Feminist Contributions to Missiological Anthropology

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LA121089

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

African Feminist Contributions to Missiological Anthropology

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[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Auli Vähäkangas

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Missiology has mainly been the interest of white expatriate missionaries. In the context of the growing focus of Christianity on the global South, this article looks into African feminist theology. Using theologians of the "Circle of the Concerned Women Theologians in Africa," this article analyses some central contributions made by members of this Circle in the field of missiology. The most interesting feminist contribution to missiological anthropology is the search for a new cultural identity by modern African Christians. This search for identity includes a critical and positive view of African traditional practices. This contextualization process includes both the continuation and reconstruction of some of the practices which the Circle theologians have identified as not being oppressive. The African missiologists need in-depth anthropological and theological analyses to understand the variety of cultures in their societies and to contextualize the Gospel. Missiology has mainly been the interest of white expatriate missionaries. In the context of the growing focus of Christianity on the global South, this article looks into African feminist theology. Using theologians of the "Circle of the Concerned Women Theologians in Africa," this article analyses some central contributions made by members of this Circle in the field of missiology. The most interesting feminist contribution to missiological anthropology is the search for a new cultural identity by modern African Christians. This search for identity includes a critical and positive view of African traditional practices. This contextualization process includes both the continuation and reconstruction of some of the practices which the Circle theologians have identified as not being oppressive. The African missiologists need in-depth anthropological and theological analyses to understand the variety of cultures in their societies and to contextualize the Gospel.

Date of Publication

2011

Physical description

170-185

Title

Mission Studies

Volume Number

28/2

International Standard Serial Number

1573-3831

Subject Term

Africa

Subject Term

Circle

Subject Term

contextualization

Subject Term

feminist theology

Subject Term

Gospel and culture

Subject Term

missiological anthropology

Auli Vähäkangas

Call Number

10.1163/157338311X605665

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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