"Work Done for God": the Role of the Women’s Fellowship in the Reformed Church in Zambia
Ecclesiastical women’s organisations play a significant role in the day-to-day running and maintenance of mainline churches in Africa and a vital role in their members’ socio-religious and spiritual lives. However, scholarly attention to these organisations have been limited, there is little knowled...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Exchange
Year: 2025, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 248-276 |
| Further subjects: | B
Lived Religion
B Religious Practices B women’s fellowships B Reformed Church in Zambia B Zambia B Christianity B African women’s theology |
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| Summary: | Ecclesiastical women’s organisations play a significant role in the day-to-day running and maintenance of mainline churches in Africa and a vital role in their members’ socio-religious and spiritual lives. However, scholarly attention to these organisations have been limited, there is little knowledge about what these women contribute and why they do so. Using the women’s fellowship of the Reformed Church in Zambia, the Chigwirizano cya Azimai (CcA), as a case study, this article demonstrates how women’s organisations can mobilise the economic and social resources of their members, even when this does not appear to directly benefit the members. This article argues that despite the patriarchal structures and economic challenges, the CcA members find value in their membership because they perceive their practices as meaningful. To these women, active participation in the CcA is work done for God. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-543X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Exchange
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543x-bja10105 |
