Browsing Department of Religion, Theology & Philosophy by Issue Date
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Gendering inculturation in Africa: a discussion of three African women theologians' entry into the inculturation scene
(2004)In theological circles in Africa, there has been an interest as to how cultural contexts must and will shape theology. Therefore, since the 1960's, African theologians have engaged in so-called'inculturation'. Inculturation ... -
Practices in higher education policy: gender-related access as a policy issue
(2005)Over the years, higher education in Kenya has been characterised by gender disparities. A gendered analysis of admissions at University illustrates a low representation of females. But, the Kenyan governments’ policies in ... -
RNA interference: a pathway to drug target identification and validation in trypanosome
(Academic Journals, 2008-03-31)RNA interference (RNAi) is a phenomenon through which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces potent sequence-specific degradation of homologous transcripts. Besides its function in cellular defense and developmental regulation, ... -
Uptake of skilled birth deliveries in women of reproductive age: Results of a cross-sectional survey following implementation of free maternal services in Nyatike Sub-County, Kenya
(JMSCR, 2008-08-18)Background: As is the trend globally, in Kenya, maternal mortality ratio remains high at 546/100,000 and 362/100,000 live births, respectively. Approximately 830 women die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications ... -
Terror, Religion, or Socialism?: The Faces of MỦngỈkỈ Sect in The Kenyan Public Space
(Yaoundé, Cameroun, 2008-12-11)This paper examines how Mủngỉkỉ members have used the sect in the public space as a tool of emancipation. In the paper I argue that Mủngỉkỉ has been using different faces in terms of religion, names, and approaches, to ... -
Silent religiosity in a snivelling nation: the role of religious institutions in promoting post-conflict reconciliation in Kenya
(2009)This article seeks to examine the role of religious institutions in peace building, prior to and after the 2007 post-elections violence in Kenya. The author builds an argument that supports the view that religious institutions ... -
AFRICA PEACE AND CONFLICT
(University for Peac, 2009)The mission of the University for Peace is to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace with the aim of promoting among all human beings a spirit of understanding, tolerance, and ... -
DRAFT WORKING PAPER – NOT FOR CIRCULATION OR CITATION
(2009)Of the many catastrophes that the African continent has faced, HIV/AIDS is grouped among the most threatening cataclysms. The disease and its repercussions not only affect families and communities, but also have a ... -
Ethnic minorities wedged up in post-election violence in Kenya: a lesson for African governments
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2009-07-01)On 27 December 2007, some ten million Kenyans went to the polls in what were generally anticipated to be the most hotly contested and close-run presidential, parliamentary and civic elections in the country’s 45 years since ... -
The theology of inculturation and the African church
(Academic Journals, 2009-09-30)This paper investigated the theology of inculturation and the African Church. Specifically, the study set to examined the demand and relevance of inculturation for cultural development, assess inculturation message to ... -
An examination of co-existence of religion and politics
(Academic Journals, 2009-11-30)This article is an attempt to prove that Religion and politics are two realms inseparable basically because they concern the same subject matter, namely man and woman, who are both material and spiritual. This article ... -
An investigation of sin and evil in African cosmology
(Academic Journals, 2009-12-31)The research has found out that, in our world, the appalling depth and extent of human suffering is evident and very much experienced. Evil and suffering are not just philosophical and theological aspects of human existence ... -
An analysis of the rites of passage and their relation to christianity
(Academic Journals, 2009-12-31)The paper discussed the impact of rites of passage to the individual and how it engenders one and makes one accepted in the societal norms. The emphasis and the central point of this work was mainly to deal with the relevance ... -
An assessment of the Catholic charismatic renewal towards peaceful co-existence in the Roman Catholic Church
(Academic Journals, 2010)This study concerns the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, a movement within the Catholic Church that had direct influence from the Protestant Pentecostals. Subsequently, it spread through clearly defined, pre-existing social-metric ... -
New Europe College Yearbook 2010-2011
(2010)Between 1920 and 1940 the relationship between culture and ethnicity constituted one of the most dominant political themes in Eastern Europe. The cultural, historical, anthropological debates shaped national identity in ... -
The belief and practice of divination among the Swahili Muslims in Mombasa district, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2010)This article gives a critical analysis of divination as practiced among the Swahili of Kenya coast. Radical changes in lifestyles were not associated with initial Islamization, but in latter days, Swahili contextualized Islam ... -
The position of African traditional religion in conflict prevention
(Academic Journals, 2010-02-28)African (Traditional) and modern religions may offer African solutions to many problems of conflict in the region of Africa. This article builds a case for the use of some African religious values in modern conflict ... -
The role of women in the church in Africa
(2010-06-30)his paper gives a general view of the role played by women in African instituted churches. It touches several roles of women in different instituted churches keeping in mind that there are so many African instituted churches ... -
Widows, intersectionality and the parable in Luke 18
(Academic Journals, 2010-08-31)This article deconstructs a master category ‘widows’ by presenting nuances with regards to the term widow, which the authors consider is of interest in a global society. This article aims at stating the process of ... -
THE POTENTIAL OF THE CHURCH AS A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION IN PEACEBUILDING IN AFRICA. LESSONS FROM KENYA’S ETHNIC CONFLICTS
(NEW EUROPE COLLEGE-Institute for Advanced Studies, 2011)The 2007 general election in Kenya is reminisced as an event that exemplified destruction that ethnic politics can have on a country. It was clear that most Kenyan politicians are ethnically aligned and divided in political ...
