The volume is significant in bringing together voices of African women theologians and their allies on the urgent topic of ecology. First, it decisively intervenes into scholarly discourses on ecofeminism by highlighting the reflections of African women scholars and African women as subjects. This function of the volume is very important both at local and global levels. Second, it contributes to contextualizing of scriptural interpretation around the issue of ecology. Biblical reflection occurs throughout the volume and is put into dialogue with African traditions, with ecofeminism, with Africa-based mission projects, and with the current crisis of sustainability and African women's roles in protecting the earth. Third, the volume includes several concrete case studies based on interviews and grassroots qualitative research, as well as especially original articles that integrate biblical exegesis of Genesis with reflections on patriarchal legal systems in Botswana, and an original take on "e;male headship"e; in relation to ecofeminism. - Professor Dana L. Robert, Boston University, USA
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One
- Re-Imagining Mission through Inculturation
- Pentecostalism and Sustainable Environment
- Salvation Re-Imagined
- Theological Perspectives on Gender and Ecology
- La protection de la terre une mission pour l’Église
- Part Two
- The Missionary Initiative of Vegetable Gardens
- Benefits and Shortcomings from an Eco-centric Perspective
- Women and Their Right to Land Ownership
- A Biblical and Holistic Approach
- Female Headship as a Paradigm Shift to a Harmonious Sustainable Ecosystem
- Part Three
- Gendered Bodies and the Forgotten Mothers of Nature
- An African Woman’s Rethinking of the Ngbokondems and Forest Preservation among the Ejagham of Cameroon
- Women and Sustainable Agriculture in the Context of the Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre
- A Catholic Initiative in Zambia
- Women Shaping the Narratives within the “Fire Churches” Environment in Gaborone, Botswana
- Contributing authors
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