Abstract
The person, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the central tenets of the Christian mystery. The theological reflection upon the meanings of these is summed up in Christology. This paper seeks to explore the inspiration derived from feminist Christologies by women in Africa for social and political participation. The emphasis of feminist Christologies on the African continent is how one understands the life of Jesus and how that understanding can help alter present circumstances and be empowered to fight for change. Feminist Christologies in this paper arise from its significance in women’s daily lives. Using the cases of Bishop Margaret Wanjiru of Jesus is Alive Ministries (JIAM) and the late Catholic Prof. Sister Anne Nasimiyu, this paper proceeds to tease out their understanding of the life of Jesus and how from a gender perspective they found this useful for women’s social and political involvement. As shall be demonstrated, feminist Christologies are compactly intertwined with women’s social, political and contemporary lived realities and also serve to empower them.
Highlights
It is well known in theological circles that the term “feminist” is not used by all women theologians all over the world
She contends that feminist Christology is positioned within a liberative approach where the concern is how one understands the life of Jesus can help alter present circumstances and how one may be empowered to fight for change (Isherwood 2001:11)
In the light of the African worldview, a holistic view of life is presented which is integrated in feminist Christology in Africa
Summary
It is well known in theological circles that the term “feminist” is not used by all women theologians all over the world. The term “feminist Christology” in a manner to encompass theological reflection on the person and deeds of Jesus Christ coming from all the above-mentioned groups. For the purpose of advancing in this article, we adopt the criterion for a feminist Christology as expounded by Lisa Isherwood. She contends that feminist Christology is positioned within a liberative approach where the concern is how one understands the life of Jesus can help alter present circumstances and how one may be empowered to fight for change (Isherwood 2001:11).
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