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Below are some excerpts from Dr. Mary Nyangweso Wangila's curriculum vitae. To view Mary's complete vitae, please download the PDF version that includes a complete list of her publications, presentations, and more.
Research
- Religion, Women, "Female Circumcision" (Female Genital Mutilation) and HIV/AIDS
- Religion and Immigrant Women in the USA
Dr. Wangila is available to speak on any topic related to women, religion and human rights.
Publications
 Female Circumcision: the Interplay between Religion, Gender and Culture in Kenya, Orbis Books, June, 2007. |
 "Religion and the Rights of African Women in the Age of HIV/AIDS: Illustrations from Kenya," a chapter in a book, Strong Women, Dangerous Times: Gender and HIV/AIDS in Africa, Nova Science Publishers, 2009. |
 "Beyond Facts to Realities: Confronting Realities of Women in Circumcision Communities" Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 6. No. 2. 2007. |
 "The Vitality of Karamojong Religion: Dying Tradition or Living Faith?" by Ben Knighton, Book Review, in Africa Today, Vol. 53. No. 2, 2006, 124-125. |
 "Christ's Salvific Message and the Nandi Ritual of Female Circumcision," Theological Studies, Vol. 63, No. 3 September 2002. 579-600. |
 "Transformations of Care for the Aged among Africans: A Study of the Kenyan Situation" in Aging and Mental Health, Vol. 2, No. 3 August 1998, 181-185 also published as proceedings in Gerontechnology: A Sustainable Investment in the Future, Technology Informatics 48 eds. J Graafans, V. Taipala, and N. Charness, IOS Press, 1998, 450-455. |
Recent Talks
- "Academic Study of Religion and Real Life Experiences: The case of Studying Religion and female Circumcision" presented at East Carolina University during the panel on "The Humanities in the Modern United States: Building Bridges from Research to Real Life" held at Starlight, March, 24, 2009.
- "Negotiating Agency, Culture and Religion: A Case of Muslim Women in Kenya" paper presented at an annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, held in Chicago, Illinois, November 21-23, 2008.
- "The Vitality of African Religions in Africa/ African Diaspora: Points of Contact" abstract for a paper submitted at an annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, held in Chicago, Illinois, November 21-23, 2008.
- "Religion and the Rights of African Women in the Age of HIV/AIDS: Illustrations from Kenya" at a Symposium on "Women and HIV/AIDS in Africa" held at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, September 14-15, 2007
- "Religion, the African Concept of the Individual and Human Rights Discourse" a paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Washington DC 2006.
Activism Organization
In the process of formulating an activist group for abused women. More information to follow.
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