The Bible and Gender Troubles in Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID19901031
AuthorsRosinah Mmannana Gabaitse (0000-0002-6071-3809), Rosina Gabaitse, Ezra Chitando (0000-0003-2493-8151), Masiiwa Ragies Gunda (0000-0002-1348-859X), Theophilus Ugbedeojo Ejeh, Menard Musendekwa (0000-0002-6644-8727), Clive Tendai Zimunya, Joyline Gwara (0000-0003-2245-1171), Mark S Aidoo, Ucheawaji Godfrey Josiah (0000-0002-6583-938X), Molly Manyonganise (0000-0002-8092-3467), Mavis Muguti, Nomatter Sande (0000-0002-4177-8391), Kudzai Biri, Francis Machingura (0000-0002-5161-5369), Ngoni Chikwanha, Daniel Nii Aboagye Aryeh (0000-0001-5055-0551), Excellent Chireshe (0000-0001-6875-2186), Calisto Chimoyi, Gift Masengwe (0000-0003-1222-9067), Francesca Hildegardis Chimhanda, Rejoice Hove, Blessing Nyahuma, Edmore Dube (0000-0001-6774-7094)
EditorsJoachim Kügler (0000-0002-8504-7742), Rosinah Gabaitse, Johanna Stiebert (0000-0001-6744-4819)
Year2019
Volume22
Pages370
Publication date2019-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Bible and gender troubles in Africa (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUniversity of Bamberg Press (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.20378/irbo-54678
OpenAlexW3124604345
Open LibraryOL61352587M
ISBN9783863096540
LanguageEN
Citations received11

Quickly changing concepts on gender roles are a pivotal issue in after-colonial African societies. Many women (and men) are calling for a radical change as they feel traditional gender concepts as being oppressive, inhuman and un-Christian. Gender equality, gender fairness is on their agenda. On the other hand, for many men (and women) these societal changes are painful “gender troubles” and seem to be dangerous for gender-based identity, threatening traditional African values. Volume 22 of the BiAS series deals with this central topic by asking what gender troubles have to do with the Bible. Are biblical texts an obstacle for women’s liberation? Is the Bible a divine guaranty for male supremacy or rather an advocate for gender equality? What are “redemptive masculinities” and how do they relate to a new, truly Christian understanding of the role of women in church, society and state? – Scholars from different disciplines and several countries are dealing with these urgent questions to help scholars, students, pastors, politicians and members of Christian churches to find a way to more gender fairness and “gender joy”

Aesthetics · Art · Christian Identity · Colonialism · Gender equality · Gender history · Identity (music) · Political science · Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · Gender Studies · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Religion, Society, and Development · Africa · Gender identity in the Bible · Masculinity in the Bible · Religion · Sexism in the Bible · Social conditions