The Experience of Women’s Dignity in the Angolan Synodal Church: A Pastoral Critical Re-Reading of Mulieris Dignitatem from Angolan Cosmology
José Abílio Praia
This article critically reexamines Mulieris Dignitatem within the context of Angolan cultural cosmology. The study highlights the tension between the symbolic reverence for women and their social marginalization in Angola. Employing feminist and pastoral perspectives, it explores how indigenous relational and life-giving concepts of womanhood can enrich theological reflection. By engaging African and Asian feminist insights, the paper proposes a synodal ecclesiology grounded in lived experience,