TY - GEN T1 - The theology of Mercy Amba Oduyoye : ecumenism, feminism, and communal practice T2 - Notre Dame studies in African theology. A1 - Oredein, Oluwatomisin Olayinka LA - English PP - Notre Dame, Indiana PB - University of Notre Dame Press YR - 2023 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1373985503 AB - "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."-- OP - 232 CN - BT83.55 .O74 2023eb SN - 9780268205270 SN - 0268205272 SN - 9780268205256 SN - 0268205256 SN - 9780268205263 hardback SN - 0268205264 KW - Oduyoye, Mercy Amba. KW - Oduyoye, Mercy Amba KW - Feminist theology : Africa. KW - Theology : Africa. KW - Christianity : Africa. KW - Women in Christianity : Africa. KW - Théologie féministe : Afrique. KW - Christianisme : Afrique. KW - Femmes dans le christianisme : Afrique. KW - Théologie : Afrique. KW - Christianity KW - Feminist theology KW - Theology KW - Women in Christianity KW - Africa ER -