March 19,2011
4:00 pm Reception
(Refreshments will be provided)
4:30 pm Lecture
5:15 pm Q&A
Please RSVP (lectures@pacificasv.org) as soon as possible since the spacing for the event is quite limited.
Title:
The agency of women in(through) Religion and the case study of Prof Wangari Maathai who is the first African Woman to recieve Nobel Prize
Speaker Biography:
Dr. Hinga was born in Kenya. She received a B.Ed. in English Literature and Religious Studies from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, and an M.A. in Religious Studies from Nairobi University, also in Kenya. She earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies/African Christianity from the University of Lancaster in England. Her thesis on the role of women in African Christianity focused on women’s power and liberation in the African Independent Church. Dr. Hinga’s research focuses on religion and women’s issues, particularly in Africa, African religious history, and expression in the global religious landscape, religion and public policy, and the ethics of globalization.
Abstract:
March being Women’s History month, She will be talking around the whole question of women and their agency in and through Religion. She will also present the case study of Prof Wangari Maathai , A Kenyan woman Professor of science who worked closely with grassroots women to salvage a battered environment in Kenya. She is globally recognized since she won the Nobel peace price in 2004 . A film about her work recently was released and clips from it will be watched.