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Religion, Gender, and Wellbeing in Africa argues that, in many
African societies, ideas and practices of wellbeing and gender
relations continue to be informed and shaped by religious
epistemologies. The contributors affirm that for many Africans, it
is through religio-spiritual frameworks that daily experiences,
interactions, and gender relations are understood and interpreted.
However, for many African women, religions have functioned as a
double-edged-sword. Although they have contributed to the struggle
against issues such as colonialism, gender justice, climate
justice, and human rights, they have also endorsed and perpetuated
sexism, heterosexism, homophobia, and the denial of human rights
for a wide variety of people on the margins. The chapters within
this collection demonstrate that most religions and religious
formations in Africa have not yet positioned themselves as forces
for wellbeing, gender justice, and security for African women and
children. The contributors challenge simplistic and superficial
readings and interpretations of religio-spirituality in Africa and
call for deeper engagements of the interplay between Africa's
religio-spiritual realities and the wellbeing of women,
particularly around issues of gender justice, reproductive health,
and human rights.
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