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Let My People Go!
A Biblical and Cultural Study of Women in the Church in Central Malawi
Phoebe Chifungo
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Let My People Go!
A Biblical and Cultural Study of Women in the Church in Central Malawi
Phoebe Chifungo
About This Book
"Let My people go and serve Me regardless of sex" is the ultimate appeal from God.Unfortunately, some cultural practices and wrong interpretations of the Bible have excluded some, especially women, from attaining key leadership roles. Culturally, women are considered second class and men's property, source of evil and "weaker vessels." A wrong interpretation of the scriptures has sidelined women from obtaining decision making positions. This is the result of what may be called, "a One-Dimensional Approach, " and a recommendation is made to "re-read" the biblical texts as well as Chewa culture and the history of the synod with a"Multi-Dimensional Approach" in which the literary, theological-rhetorical and historical-cultural aspects are all considered, because this approach liberates the oppressed and the marginalized.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright page
- Title page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Chewa Glossary
- Chapter 1: Only a Girl
- Chapter 2: The History of Women and their Role in CCAP Nkhoma Synod
- Chapter 3: The Womenâs Guild
- Chapter 4: Social Identity Theory
- Chapter 5: Interpreting 1Corinthians 14:34-35 and 1Timothy 2:11-12 in Nkhoma and elsewhere
- Chapter 6: Nkhoma Women: Empirical Results and Interpretations
- Chapter 7: Rereading Culture, History and Bible: A Multidimensional Approach
- Chapter 8: Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Back cover