Marriage is words—and affectionate practices

Lessons from Congo on enhancing sex in marriage

Abstract

This article was translated from French by Sylvia Shirk Charles, pastor of Manhattan (NY) Mennonite Fellowship, who is Mama Swana’s partner in a Sister Link program—coordinated by Mennonite Women USA and Mennonite World Conference—that connects African women theologians with counterparts in the U.S. The article is excerpted from an essay published in the book La petite fille, la femme, la religion et le VIH-SIDA en Afrique: Théologiennes à l’Epreuve des Beautés Africaines, by the Cercle des Théologiennes Africaines Engagées.