Re-framing women"s agency in #Blessed sex: Intersectional dilemmas for African women"s theologies

The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians has since its inception, affirmed the agency of women in their theological reflection and praxis. In doing so, they have called on their male colleagues to stand in solidarity with them in forging alternative masculinities that renew culture, curb ge...

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Main Author: Haddad, Beverley (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2021
In: HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 77, Issue: 2
Further subjects:B Older Men
B #Blessed
B Women’s Agency
B Circle Theology
B Sexual Ethics
B Young Women
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