Description
This volume, Mother Earth, Mother Africa: World Religions and Environmental Imagination, explores the interface of religio-cultural traditions and ecological conservation practices in different African contexts. The authors also reflect on the entwinement between the violation of womenOs rights and the degradation of the Earth which is usually described using feminine terms, hence the designation, OMother Earth.O The three major religious traditions in Africa Christianity, Islam and African Traditional Religions (ATR) are the lenses through which the authors discuss the interconnections between religion, culture and ecological traditions. Peering through African eco-feminist, gender justice and gender inclusive lenses, the authors foreground the importance of tapping into AfricaOs rich religio-cultural resources as vital tools that can be utilised to address the ravaging ecological crisis.
