| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 241 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Women's Spiritual Leadership in Africa offers portraits of sixteen African women in leadership positions in grassroots, national, Pan African and global organizations, and explores how they choose to "rock the boat without falling out" by transforming their communities and organizations from within. In her analysis of the women leaders' experiences, Faith Wambura Ngunjiri demonstrates how these African women navigate cultural and organizational challenges, including the intersecting oppressions of gender, ethnicity, class, and marital status, in order to act boldly against social and economic injustices. Ngunjiri characterizes the women as "critical servant leaders" because of their approach to leadership, where they lead through service while deconstructing patriarchal social and institutional practices and providing positive alternatives. The women's tempered radicalism and servant leadership is deeply informed by African and Christian spirituality, which animates and informs their lives and leadership experiences. Collectively, the women's stories present an important and inspiring vision of contemporary women's leadership in African contexts."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Leadership in women -- Africa.
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Leadership in women. |
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Africa. |
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Women civic leaders -- Africa.
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Women civic leaders. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ngunjiri, Faith Wambura, 1973- Women's spiritual leadership in Africa. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2010 9781438429779 (DLC) 2009018959 (OCoLC)327431818 |
| ISBN |
9781441640963 (electronic book) |
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1441640967 (electronic book) |
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1438429770 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781438429779 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781438429786 |
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1438429789 |
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