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• Title:Religion, gender, and wellbeing in Africa / edited by Chammah J. Kaunda.
  
• ISBN:9781793618023
  179361802X
  9781793618030
  
• Publication:Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
  
• Physical Description:xix, 226 pages ; 24 cm
  

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  • Call Number: BL458 .R455 2021 (LC)
    
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• Notes:"This book is dedicated to the honor of Professor Isabel Apowa Phiri."
  
• Summary:"Religion, Gender, and Wellbeing in Africa argues that religion and spirituality continue to occupy a central position in the relational and social experiences of many Africans and, as such, it is within a religio-spiritual framework that ideas and practices related to most African women and their wellbeing are interpreted and formulated"--
  
• Other formats:Online version: Religion, gender, and wellbeing in Africa Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2021.
  
• Format:Book
• BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
  
• Contents:Foreword / Esther Mombo -- Foreword / Elias Kifon Bongmba -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Encountering "the Voice" of Wellbeing in African Contexts / Chammah J. Kaunda -- The Transferability of Selected Theologies of Isabel Apawo Phiri on HIV and -- AIDS Prevention and Care to Christian Women in Southern Malawi / Rachel NyaGondwe Fiedler -- Pastoral Care and Social Support for Elderly Orphans in the Era of HIV and AIDS / Lucy Thokozile Chibambo -- Covid-19 and Violence against Women and Children in Zambia: A Gendered Perspective / Bridget Nonde Masaiti Mukuka -- Religion, Women's Reproductive Health and Rights: Engagement of Religion in Implementation of The International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action (ICPD Poa) / Lydia Mwaniki -- The Role of Religion in Public Life: COVID-19 and Gender-based Violence in Kenya / Martin Munyao and Elizabeth Kithuka -- COVID-19, Masculinities, and Religion in South Africa / Buhle Mpofu -- Restoring Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Abigail's Model of Courage, Faith, Humility, and Forgiveness / Esther Lubunga Kenge -- Identity, Masculinity, and Contested Domains in Africa's "Religious" Conflicts / Sokfa F. John -- Listening to the Voices from Below on Marital Violence and Silence: The Case of Judges 19 / Sinenhlanhla S. Chisale -- (Mis- or Re-)Interpretation of Islam Sacred Text, Marriage, and Spirituality / Sindile Ngubane-Mokiwa -- Pentecostalism, African Tradition, and Singleness in Zimbabwe / Kudzi Biri -- Politics of Spousal Shaving of Pubic Hair: The Narrativity of Bemba Marriage and Hidden Violence Against Women / Mutale Mulenga-Kaunda -- The Impact of Theological Education of Pastors' Wives in the Baptist Convention of Malawi (BACOMA) / Molly Longwe -- Conclusion: Isabel Apowa Phiri on Religion and Wellbeing in Africa / Julius M. Gathogo and Chammah J. Kaunda.
  
• Subjects:Women and religion--Africa.
  Religion and culture--Africa.
  Women--Africa--Social conditions.
  Well-being--Africa--Religious aspects.
  Religion and culture.
  Well-being--Religious aspects.
  Women and religion.
  Women--Social conditions.
  Africa.
  
• Also listed under:Kaunda, Chammah (Chammah J.), editor.
  Phiri, Isabel Apawo, honouree.