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Execution of Sensitization Programmes of Adventist Relief Agency on Female Circumcision in Nyamira Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists in Nyamira County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which sensitization programmes of Adventist Relief Agency on female circumcision have been executed in Nyamira Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists in Nyamira ... -
Examination of Biblical and Theological Foundations for Single Mothers on Their Spiritual Growth in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2021)The study was about an Assessment of the Challenges facing Single Mothers on their Spiritual Growth in the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The objective was to establish the biblical and theological foundations for single ... -
The Activities of Organized Criminal Groups and Their Effects on Peace and Security in Nairobi County, Kenya
(East African Scholars Publisher, Kenya, 2021)This paper is derived from a study that was funded by Kenyatta university Vice-Chancellor's Research Grant. It discusses the activities of organized criminal groups as well as the effects of those activities on security ... -
Partnership Between the Police and Community Policing on Enhancing Security in Kwale County, Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Law and Society, 2020)The purpose of this study was to find out whether partnership between the police and community policing can enhance security in Kwale County. The police service is one of the public service institutions in Kenya which is ... -
Afro-Pentecostalism and the Kenyan Political Landscape
(Swedish Missiological Themes (SMT), 2013)The history of modern Kenya that dates back to the 1880s when trading activities began in the coastal region of Kenya under the Imperial British East Africa (IBEA) company, and subsequent colonialism, has always depicted ... -
Environmental Management and African Indigenous Resources: Echoes from Mutira Mission, Kenya (1912-2012)
(Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 2013-02)Unlike other elements of culture, European missionaries did not explicitly dismiss home-grown ways of environmental conservation as “fetish” as in the case of cultural practices such as female circumcision. Indeed, they ... -
Pastoral Marital Programmes among Redeemed Gospel Church Embu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-04)The aim of this article is to outline the Pastoral marital programmes among Redeemed Gospel Church (RGC) Embu County, Kenya, which the church utilizes to help her members to address marital challenges. In our contemporary ... -
The Use of Indigenous Resources in Environmental Conservation in Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Murogi wa Kagogo: a religion-cultural perspective
(Jumuga Journal of Education,Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 2018-12)Ngugi wa Thiong’o in Murogi wa Kagogo (Wizard of the Crow) seeks to reclaim the traditional conservation practices which have been destroyed by colonial modernity by building on the contributions of ancestral pantheons. ... -
The Leven House Factor in the Birth of Digo Mission and Christian Empire in East Africa
(The Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2020)Leven House, as it exists in the 21st century in Mombasa city of Kenya, remains one of the most historic buildings in eastern Africa. In our focus on both the birth of the Christian Empire in East Africa (that stretches ... -
The Quest for Religious Freedom in Kenya (1887-1963)
(Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 2008)The freedom to choose one’s religion is one of the basic freedoms that every person needs to enjoy. It is also one of the fundamental rights that the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed on 10 December 1948. In Africa, ... -
Consolidating Democracy in the Colonial Kenya (1920-1963): Challenges and Prospects
(Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOHS), 2020)Kenya became a Crown Colony of the British government on 23 July 1920. Before then, 1895 to 1919, it was a protectorate of the British Government. Between 1887 to 1895, Scot William Mackinnon (1823-1893), ... -
Afro-Biblical Hermeneutics in Africa Today
(Churchman Journal, 2010)By Afro-biblical hermeneutics, we mean biblical interpretations done in Africa especially by African instituted Churches. These hermeneutical works are typically African in character in the sense that they consciously or ... -
Reconstructive hermeneutics in African Christology
(AOSIS OpenJournals., 2015-04-10)The article sets out to demonstrate African reconstructive Christology as the seventh Christological trend in African Christianity. Considering that African theology is kerygmatically universal, but theologically provincial, ... -
Researching Religion-Terrorism Nexus for Sustainable Global Security Management: Is Islam Being Falsely Accused?
(Chemchemi International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020)There is no doubt that terrorism is a peculiar and serious threat to global peace, security and by extension human well-being. Despite concerted military efforts by governments that have borne the brunt of its attacks, ... -
The Contribution of the Anglican Church of Kenya to the Transformation of Kirinyaga District, 1910-2010
(Chemchemi International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020)Drawing on the theory of social capital, the initial attraction of Kirinyaga people to the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) mission centres were the schools, hospitals, demonstration gardens and artisan ...
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Execution of Sensitization Programmes of Adventist Relief Agency on Female Circumcision in Nyamira Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists in Nyamira County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which sensitization programmes of Adventist Relief Agency on female circumcision have been executed in Nyamira Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists in Nyamira ... -
Examination of Biblical and Theological Foundations for Single Mothers on Their Spiritual Growth in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2021)The study was about an Assessment of the Challenges facing Single Mothers on their Spiritual Growth in the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The objective was to establish the biblical and theological foundations for single ... -
The Activities of Organized Criminal Groups and Their Effects on Peace and Security in Nairobi County, Kenya
(East African Scholars Publisher, Kenya, 2021)This paper is derived from a study that was funded by Kenyatta university Vice-Chancellor's Research Grant. It discusses the activities of organized criminal groups as well as the effects of those activities on security ... -
Afro-Pentecostalism and the Kenyan Political Landscape
(Swedish Missiological Themes (SMT), 2013)The history of modern Kenya that dates back to the 1880s when trading activities began in the coastal region of Kenya under the Imperial British East Africa (IBEA) company, and subsequent colonialism, has always depicted ... -
Partnership Between the Police and Community Policing on Enhancing Security in Kwale County, Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Law and Society, 2020)The purpose of this study was to find out whether partnership between the police and community policing can enhance security in Kwale County. The police service is one of the public service institutions in Kenya which is ... -
Environmental Management and African Indigenous Resources: Echoes from Mutira Mission, Kenya (1912-2012)
(Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 2013-02)Unlike other elements of culture, European missionaries did not explicitly dismiss home-grown ways of environmental conservation as “fetish” as in the case of cultural practices such as female circumcision. Indeed, they ... -
Pastoral Marital Programmes among Redeemed Gospel Church Embu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-04)The aim of this article is to outline the Pastoral marital programmes among Redeemed Gospel Church (RGC) Embu County, Kenya, which the church utilizes to help her members to address marital challenges. In our contemporary ... -
The Use of Indigenous Resources in Environmental Conservation in Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Murogi wa Kagogo: a religion-cultural perspective
(Jumuga Journal of Education,Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 2018-12)Ngugi wa Thiong’o in Murogi wa Kagogo (Wizard of the Crow) seeks to reclaim the traditional conservation practices which have been destroyed by colonial modernity by building on the contributions of ancestral pantheons. ... -
The Leven House Factor in the Birth of Digo Mission and Christian Empire in East Africa
(The Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2020)Leven House, as it exists in the 21st century in Mombasa city of Kenya, remains one of the most historic buildings in eastern Africa. In our focus on both the birth of the Christian Empire in East Africa (that stretches ... -
The Quest for Religious Freedom in Kenya (1887-1963)
(Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 2008)The freedom to choose one’s religion is one of the basic freedoms that every person needs to enjoy. It is also one of the fundamental rights that the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed on 10 December 1948. In Africa, ... -
Consolidating Democracy in the Colonial Kenya (1920-1963): Challenges and Prospects
(Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOHS), 2020)Kenya became a Crown Colony of the British government on 23 July 1920. Before then, 1895 to 1919, it was a protectorate of the British Government. Between 1887 to 1895, Scot William Mackinnon (1823-1893), ... -
Afro-Biblical Hermeneutics in Africa Today
(Churchman Journal, 2010)By Afro-biblical hermeneutics, we mean biblical interpretations done in Africa especially by African instituted Churches. These hermeneutical works are typically African in character in the sense that they consciously or ... -
Reconstructive hermeneutics in African Christology
(AOSIS OpenJournals., 2015-04-10)The article sets out to demonstrate African reconstructive Christology as the seventh Christological trend in African Christianity. Considering that African theology is kerygmatically universal, but theologically provincial, ... -
Researching Religion-Terrorism Nexus for Sustainable Global Security Management: Is Islam Being Falsely Accused?
(Chemchemi International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020)There is no doubt that terrorism is a peculiar and serious threat to global peace, security and by extension human well-being. Despite concerted military efforts by governments that have borne the brunt of its attacks, ... -
The Contribution of the Anglican Church of Kenya to the Transformation of Kirinyaga District, 1910-2010
(Chemchemi International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020)Drawing on the theory of social capital, the initial attraction of Kirinyaga people to the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) mission centres were the schools, hospitals, demonstration gardens and artisan ... -
African Feminist Theology: Context, Focus and Sources
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This paper is based on a presentation by the author at the Yale Divinity School and the Overseas Ministries Study Centre (OMSC) seminar on Gender and Power in African Christianity held from 1st to 5th March 2010. It ... -
Centrality of Critical Thinking to Value Creating Education for Human and National Development
(Financing for Development, 2020)The transformational role of education in human endeavors cannot be overemphasized. The basic function of education is to develop, in a holistic way a well-balanced, self-functioning and responsive individual who can ... -
Religious Approaches as Remedy to Violence in Africa
(Contemporary Research Center, 2016-04)Violence is one of the causes of underdevelopment in Africa. Specifically, politically instigated violence in Africa has undermined social, economic, political and spiritual developments. This paper explains the route ... -
The Phenomenon of Examination Malpractice: An Example of Nairobi and Kenyatta Universities
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2013)This paper focuses on examination malpractices in educational institutions with particular reference to two public universities in Kenya. To facilitate this discussion we posed the following questions: What is an examination ... -
Work Ethics for Lecturers: An Example of Nairobi and Kenyatta Universities
(Center for Enhancing Knowledge, UK, 2013)Universities as institutions of higher learning have organizational vision based on and consistent with their core values. Values are what people judge to be right and acceptable. They are moral, ethical and professional ...
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