Women Experience Of Violence and The Resurrection Faith

Resumen

A cursory analysis of the ev:::lutinn of human history, rj ght from the time when theogonies dominated as the cornerstone of human thinking, through the Ancient, Medieval and Modern Epochs to the Contemporary Era, reveals that women have for a very long time been relegated to the background of second class citizens or even insignificance. The experience of women in Nigeria, with all its attendant characteristics of subordination, oppression and marginalization, has attracted the attention of scholars, religious bodies, activists, feminists and development workers. Titi Salaam observes that the conditions of women in Nigeria conveniently compete for the worst in the world among other third world countries.” This issue keeps reoccurring in every academic and informal discussion in Africa. This pieceisa contribution to the ongoing academic discourse on the socioeconomic and religio-cultural experience of women in Nigeria, with particular interest on violence against women. However, while not suggesting any intention to trek all the allies of this experience, this piece adopts a new pedagogy to tackle the problem, by focusing on the resurrection faith as a credible Christian eschatological hope.