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This fascinating text articulates the story of YWCA as one that embodies a Christian feminist ethic for human dignity. * Esther Mombo, St. Paul’s University, Kenya * Eleanor Tiplady Higgs immerses readers in an exploration of the transplanted religious organization, the YWCA, in Kenya — a journey from the colonial to present day. There is keen attention to the intersection of race, religion and gender. * Theron N. Ford, John Carroll University, USA * In true postcolonial feminist spirit, Eleanor Tiplady Higgs critically foregrounds women’s moral agency, elucidating how this is enabled through everyday Christian ethics. Doing so, she develops an innovative approach to gender, religion, ethics and identity. * Adriaan van Klinken, University of Leeds, UK * This sophisticated study explores how the Kenya YWCA negotiates tensions arising among its Christian, feminist and African identities as it seeks to advance women’s lives. It sheds light on an underappreciated yet important aspect of how African Christians engage global Christianity and development institutions. * Paul Kollman, University of Notre Dame, USA *

This fascinating text articulates the story of YWCA as one that embodies a Christian feminist ethic for human dignity. * Esther Mombo, St. Paul's University, Kenya * Eleanor Tiplady Higgs immerses readers in an exploration of the transplanted religious organization, the YWCA, in Kenya - a journey from the colonial to present day. There is keen attention to the intersection of race, religion and gender. * Theron N. Ford, John Carroll University, USA * In true postcolonial feminist spirit, Eleanor Tiplady Higgs critically foregrounds women's moral agency, elucidating how this is enabled through everyday Christian ethics. Doing so, she develops an innovative approach to gender, religion, ethics and identity. * Adriaan van Klinken, University of Leeds, UK * This sophisticated study explores how the Kenya YWCA negotiates tensions arising among its Christian, feminist and African identities as it seeks to advance women's lives. It sheds light on an underappreciated yet important aspect of how African Christians engage global Christianity and development institutions. * Paul Kollman, University of Notre Dame, USA *

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Eleanor Tiplady Higgs received her PhD from SOAS University of London, UK. She was previously a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a Fellow of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. Her research interests lie in the study of gender and Christianity, ethics, feminist theory and narrative.

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