Modern Day Slavery and the African Girl-Child: Toward A Liberation Theology of the African Woman
- Country : United States
- Subject : Religion
Keywords : Modern Day, Slavery, Trafficking, Patriarchal attitude, Doggedness, African Girl—Child
Abstract
This Paper critically assessed Modern Day Slavery and the African Girl-Child: Towards a Liberation Theology of the African Woman using the cultural atrocity such as human trafficking, that reflects a Modern-Day Slavery. Victims of this human trafficking are subjected to forced-labor, sexual exploitation, and Child labor. In some continents, especially parts of Asia, it appears in the form of child marriage and traditional dowry/bride price. In Africa, particularly Nigeria, trafficking of young girls and women abetted by some religious and cultural practices, present women with unequal rights to the Male Child of the family and as slaves to their husbands when married. It further x-rayed the Pauline Writings to the Corinthians on the Church as the Body of Christ and uses it to articulate the theology of Liberation for women. It posits the church as the Body of Christ with each individual member of the church as part of this body of Christ and as such, their actions are informed by love which binds the Church and remains a duty that neither discriminate nor oppress people. Jesus Christ chose to appear first to a Woman “Mary Magdalene” who demonstrated steadfast love as a member of Christ’s body even after the death of Christ. It became imperative to know that Mary’s doggedness in Faith and Love that binds the members of the Church even after the apostles of Christ took to their heels, serves as a key to the Liberation of Women. Jesus chose to appear to Mary Magdalene, though a woman, but found worthy to receive the first message of the risen Christ. It therefore concludes that Modern Day Slavery has truly taken the form of human trafficking especially in Africa and since all the suffering women and Girl-Child trafficked at different levels are members of the body of Christ, their cries should be of immense concern to the Church. It recommends that education is the key to resisting maleness suffered by the girl-child because it aids to improve the cognitive horizon of the girl-child and helps her to face the modern world. Again, the Church should emulate the Santa Marta group of England by working with National and International agencies to curb the rampart trafficking in Africa especially in Nigeria.
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