The Impact of Women Development in The Church: Case Study of the Catholic Women at Holy Savior Parish, Kafue Zambia
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2011
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
This essay is intended to show the dignity of women in today's society by studying the impact of
the service of women in the development of the Church and the society at large. This case study
intends to show how women are actively involved in the process of development of the Kafue
Parish in Zambia in the Archdiocese of Lusaka.
It has been my concern to find out how women have been contributing to the development of the
Church in Zambia. In this particular instance, I have looked at a particular case that will give an
overview of the role of women in the development of the Church in Zambia. A case study of my
Parish, Kafue in Zambia was what I came out with to help investigate this scenario. For
sometime, I would say 15 years; I have seen great improvement in the way women are trying to
contribute to the development of the Parish. As the number of women joining various
organizations that exists at the Parish has steadily increased. I have been asking myself why this
is the case. Fifteen years ago it was not like that. This has been my experience and that is what
the parishioners who have been attending the Parish are also asking. I AM interested to know what cultural values were embraced at that particular time and if at all they were in conflict with
values held by the parishioners and the teachings of the church. What then has changed that their
development efforts are being recognized? I am motivated to find out what these channels are
that women currently have employed in their contributions to the development in the Church.
Have they overcome some stigmatizations or rather stereotypes that were there in the past years?
We will also investigate what contributions women have made in the whole area of leadership in
the church. We will further look at its theological and sociological implications.
It is my view that this paper will also help in further research concerning women in the church.
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Women Development, The Church