Gender and African Indigenous Religions

Musa W. Dube is William Ragsdale Cannon Distinguished Professor of New Testament Literature in the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, USA. She is the Continental Coordinator of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians (2019-2024).

Focusing on the work of contemporary African women researchers, this volume explores feminist perspectives in relation to African Indigenous Religions (AIR).

Part 1 Introductions 1 Sankofa 2024: Multi-Axial Sankofa Journeys, Dreams, and Dances 2 Postcolonial Feminist Perspective African Indigenous Religion(s) Part 2 Sankofa Journeys of Founding Members 3 Mothering Theology of Liberation in the Circle with Mama Mercy Amba Oduyoye 4 Musimbi Kanyoro's Feminist Cultural Hermeneutics and Its Role in African Indigenous Religions 5 African Indigenous Religions and Gender in the Work of Elizabeth Amoah Part 3 Sankofa Journeys of the First Generation of the Circle 6 Hannah Kinoti's African Indigenous Ethics for Liberation 7 Theologising the Depths of African Sacredness - Camagu!: Unmasking the Authenticity of African Spirituality: Profiling Professor Nokuzola Mudende 8 Seratwa Ntloedibe Decolonising African Indigenous Religious Perspectives 9 Diviner Scholar: Musa W. Dube's Work with AIR in Biblical Studies 10 Mary Getui, African Indigenous Religions, and Society 11 Rose Mary Amenga-Etego's Liberation Theologies on Women Empowerment in Ghana 12 Gender and African Religion in Sana Mmolai's Work Part 4 Sankofa Journeys of the Rising Stars of the Circle 13 Christianity and Womanhood: The African Woman's Experience 14 A Liberating Theology for Africana Womanism