ABSTRACT This study investigated the positioning of women in three African Pentecostal churches in Limuru Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya. It was noted that Pentecostals belief in democratization of charisma because all Pentecostal members have the possibility of possessing spiritual gifts such as those of leadership; however, the three selected indigenous Pentecostal churches were officially denying women administrative church leadership positions. The objective of the study was thus to as...
ABSTRACT Cohabitation is a common practice in many parts of the world including America, Europe and Africa. Cohabitation violates the teaching of the Catholic Church on the sacrament of marriage. In spite of the efforts by the Catholic Church to instill chastity, many youths in the Catholic Church do not go through church marriage, instead they choose to cohabit. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of cohabitation among the Catholic youths in Nyando Deanery; Kisumu ...
ABSTRACT This research set to explore participative leadership in relation to SDA Church‟s growth in Magarini Sub-county, Kilifi County, Kenya. Part of SDA‟s policy recognizes that authority rests in the entire membership. However, the situation on the ground is different since ordinary members are not allowed to participate in leadership. The research sought first, to examine the extent of members‟ inclusivity in leadership to enhance growth; second, to explore the causes and analyze ...
ABSTRACT The global statistics for HIV/AIDs adults and children were 34 million. Sub-saharan Africa has 12 million orphans, with Kenya hosting about 1.2 million of them. Kericho County had 2262 orphans. Accessible population was 296 children orphaned by HIV/AIDs. Drawing on the theory of functionalism by Radcliff brown on the mission of the church to help the needy, this study sought to explore the needs and challenges of children orphaned by HIV/AIDs, the response of the church to these orp...
ABSTRACT The growing interest by scholars on the role of the Church in the transformation of the society prompted this study to investigate the contribution of the National Independent Church of Africa (NICA) to socio-economic development in Kibugu Parish, Embu County, Kenya. Specifically, the study discussed the Biblical and pastoral basis guiding involvement in socio-economic development besides examining how NICA carries out socio-economic activities in the study area. Further, the study ...
ABSTRACT Many learning institutions around the world have endeavored to develop chaplaincy in the past decades. Literature reviewed however reveals that education systems in African countries and more specifically Kenya have been overburdened by rote learning which negates the real purpose of education that is to address secular, religious and ethical concerns coherent with world view. This denies an educational system a broader and inclusive approach to develop holistic students. This study ...
ABSTRACT In recent years, the religious dimension of life has become a central issue in development discourse, but it has been generally ignored or dismissed by development policymakers. Recent events, however, suggest that religion has become an important force in the world. Religion shows no sign of diminishing in public importance as some development theorists have universally claimed. In fact, in Africa, religion constitutes the foundation of upliftment and transformation of lives. In ef...
ABSTRACT The clause “make disciples of all nations” (28:19), generally referred to as the Great Commission, has over the years attracted the attention of New Testament scholars. Both historical and narrative approaches have been employed to discuss it. Notably, Matthew builds his narrative around the disciples and ends on the Great Commission. Against this background, the research examines the illocutory force of μαθητεύσατε (Matt. 28:19) through an exegetical analysis of thr...
ABSTRACT Based on the commission and the highly priestly prayer of Jesus Christ as shown in Matthew 28: 18-20 and John 21:17 respectively, the study examined the main contributions of the grassroots ecumenism in the Madina township, Accra, the impact of the activities of the Local Council of Churches and the way forward. Relevant literature and books on the subject have been reviewed. A Questionnaire was administered to 291 participants (10 executives and 281 members) with age range between ...
ABSTRACT The increasingly diminishing rate of the world’s natural resources and the current ecological crisis facing the world has sparked a global debate about the causes of the menace. Since 1967, following Lynn White’s article “The Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis,” the anthropocentric and dualistic reading of Genesis1:1—2:3 perpetuated by Western Christianity has been indicated as the main cause. White’s assertion has initiated a scholarly debate about the possibilit...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to investigate why the Catholic Church teenage girls in Njoro Deanery become pregnant yet a lot of efforts have been put in teaching them the right moral values. The guiding principle was the disconnect between the theory and practice of the professing Catholic teenage girls who become pregnant. The researcher assessed approaches used by the Church to disseminate the Catholic Theology of Sexuality to the teenage girls in Njoro Deanery, Nakuru Count...
ABSTRACT Human development is one of the Catholic post Vatican II vision in modern times. Co-incidentally, traditional Idoma society epitomized this vision in the paradigm of Inyilowo. Unfortunately owing to their negative attitudes to traditional Idoma society, the early missionaries did not reckon with the entrenched influence of Inyilowo figure in meaningful talk of human development. The thesis is an effort in integrating the rich meanings of traditional Inyilowo into the central C...
ABSTRACT The high rate of child labour in Nsukka Urban and in many urban centers in Nigeria at large has remained a very big problem. There are various forms of child labour, covering a wide range of work activities, such as, street hawkers, bus conductors, beggars, domestic servants among others. Child labour has serious adverse effect both on the child’s health, education, psychology and on the development of the nation at large. The study was approached in an objective and systema...
Thiswork seeks to examine the role the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has played over the years in dealing with societal problems in Nigeria. The historical method was adopted in the study. Library research was carried out. Needed information was obtained from textbooks, journals and documents of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Also internet materials related to the topic were use. Findings show that: the church in Nigeria had been responding to societal problems...
ABSTRACT Prosperity gospel preaching is a double-barrelled socio-religious phenomenon which is fast becoming one of the most significant expressions of Christianity and is remarkably wielding a pervasive influence within the Nigerian religious space. As a dominant strain of popular spirituality, prosperity gospel has remained a major sociocultural force in Nigeria. The study generally attempts a comprehensive study of prosperity gospel in Nigeria and specifically, it examines the impacts and...