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020			_a9783863096540
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050			_aBS680.S53 _bB53 2019
245			_aThe Bible and gender troubles in Africa / _cedited by Joachim Kügler, Rosinah Gabaitse, Johanna Stiebert.
260			_aBamberg : _bUniversity of Bamberg Press, _c2019.
300			_a370 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm.
440			_aBible in Africa studies ; _v22
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aPublisher's description: Quickly changing concepts on gender roles are a pivotal issue in after-colonial African societies. Many women (and men) are calling for a radical change as they feel traditional gender concepts as being oppressive, inhuman and un-Christian. Gender equality, gender fairness is on their agenda. On the other hand, for many men (and women) these societal changes are painful "gender troubles" and seem to be dangerous for gender-based identity, threatening traditional African values. Volume 22 of the BiAS series deals with this central topic by asking what gender troubles have to do with the Bible. Are biblical texts an obstacle for women's liberation? Is the Bible a divine guaranty for male supremacy or rather an advocate for gender equality? What are "redemptive masculinities" and how do they relate to a new, truly Christian understanding of the role of women in church, society and state? - Scholars from different disciplines and several countries are dealing with these urgent questions to help scholars, students, pastors, politicians and members of Christian churches to find a way to more gender fairness and "gender joy".
650			_aGender identity in the Bible.
650			_aSexism in the Bible.
650			_aMasculinity in the Bible.
651			_eAfrica _xReligion.
651			_eAfrica _xSocial conditions.
700			_aKügler, Joachim, _d1958- _eeditor.
700			_aGabaitse, Rosina, _eeditor.
700			_aStiebert, Johanna, _eeditor.
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