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The theology of Mercy Amba Oduyoye : ecumenism, feminism, and communal practice / Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Notre Dame studies in African theologyPublisher: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 online resource (x, 232 pages)Content type:
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  • 9780268205270
  • 0268205272
  • 9780268205256
  • 0268205256
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Theology of Mercy Amba Oduyoye.DDC classification:
  • 230.082 23/eng/20230530
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  • BT83.55 .O74 2023eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Introduction: The theology we all need -- The life of Mercy Amba Ewudziwa Oduyoye -- A feminist emergence: ideological formations -- Spheres of influence -- Doctrine of God -- Christology -- Theological anthropology -- Ecclesiology -- What remains -- Conclusion: Adjusting lenses, correcting perspective.
Summary: "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."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index.

Introduction: The theology we all need -- The life of Mercy Amba Ewudziwa Oduyoye -- A feminist emergence: ideological formations -- Spheres of influence -- Doctrine of God -- Christology -- Theological anthropology -- Ecclesiology -- What remains -- Conclusion: Adjusting lenses, correcting perspective.

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Oluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein is an assistant professor in Black religious traditions, constructive theology, and ethics at Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University.

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