African Christianity

Galgalo, Joseph D.

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“…Such statement by the council elder deduce that both traditional and biblical cultures are true, however Christian Africans feel that its either biblical or traditional culture for both cannot be right. I concur that Africans easily blend the culture and the Christian faith (see Galgalo, 2012;24). This is the fact that both those who ascribe to Kiama kia Athuri kia ma and African Christian perspectives attend Church service in the morning, partake the Holy Communion and in the afternoon attend Kiama kia Athuri kia ma and equally participate in its rituals and ceremonies.…”

Section: Council Of Elders' Vis-à-vis Christianitymentioning

confidence: 81%

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The Effects of the Missionaries’ Strategies Upon the Agikuyu Rituals in the Light of Kiama Kia Athuri and Its Persistence: A Case of Anglican Church of Kenya, Diocese of Mount Kenya South: 1960-2020

NDUNG’U,

ONYANGO (PhD),

GITHUKU (PhD)

2021

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The study assessed the effects of missionary's strategies on the rituals in light of Kiama kia athuri (Council of elders) among the Agikuyu Anglican Christians in the Diocese of Mt. Kenya South (DMKS). This persistence has caused conflict in the Church leadership due to Kiama Kia athuri rituals. The Church holds the view that these rituals are contrary to the Christian faith. Kiama members maintain that the rituals are compatible with Christian faith. The general objective of this dissertation was to investigate the effects of the missionaries' strategies among the Agikuyu ritualistic life and the persistence of Kiama Kia Athuri. The guiding objectives were first, to establish how Kiama kia athuri rituals were culturally performed in the pre-colonial second, to evaluate how the missionaries historically interacted with the Agikuyu ritual practices in light of Kiama kia athuri and third, to examine how the Agikuyu in the DMKS view the practice of Kiama Kia Athuri today. The hypothesis was that proper understanding of the Kiama Kia Athuri; dealing with the loopholes in the Church and coming up with the right theology by the Church will reduce the drifting back of the Agikuyu Christians to their cultural tendencies. This was to answer the questions on how Kiama Kia Athuri functioned during the pre-colonial period, how the missionaries historically interacted with the Kiama Kia Athuri, and the present views of the Agikuyu Christians and traditionalists concerning the Kiama Kia Athuri. This was a triangulation of qualitative and quantitative research whereby a historical research methodology was used. Research design was primary and secondary data collections. Primary data involved interviews, questionnaires and focused group discussions (FGDs). Research design and technique were interviews and questionnaire. The sampling methods were purposive and snowballing. The target population was the clergy and the Christians in the diocese. The data was collected through open-ended questionnaire, semi-structured interviews for indepth investigation. The research results showed that there was a problem with Christian with its aspects of sacrifices (blood) praying facing Kirinyaga and libations. However, the study revealed that amicable dialogue can reduce the rift between Kiama and the Church.

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Section: Council Of Elders' Vis-à-vis Christianitymentioning

confidence: 81%

“…Under Lukewarm Christianity, 25% respondents lamented of the superficial Christianity. Over the years Christianity has not been properly entrenched as way of life but like a social club or for convenience purposes (Galgalo, 2012;5). This luke warmness is making men comfortable in practicing syncretism.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effects of the Missionaries’ Strategies Upon the Agikuyu Rituals in the Light of Kiama Kia Athuri and Its Persistence: A Case of Anglican Church of Kenya, Diocese of Mount Kenya South: 1960-2020

NDUNG’U,

ONYANGO (PhD),

GITHUKU (PhD)

2021

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“…Indeed, Boamah (2022: 10) conceives of the prosperity gospel as antithetical to the Christian life because it has little place for suffering. The prosperity gospel is understood to be a failure of contextualization, either syncretistic with African values (see Galgalo, 2018;Michael, 2013: 169;Ngong, 2009: 1) or with un-African influences (Mashau and Kgatle, 2019: 5-8;Turaki, 2020: loc 96).…”

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confidence: 99%

The contribution of Luphurise Mawere’s “Things to do so you are able to succeed financially” to African prosperity theology

Davis

2023

Missiology

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Recent scholarship on prosperity theology in Africa has recognized that there has been a tendency to homogenize and flatten its richness and diversity and that more work is needed to understand the nuances of prosperity theology in its local manifestations. This article explores a podcast series produced by Tanzanian Luphurise Mawere from her home at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, it outlines the theology of the podcast and highlights the creation mandate as the dominant feature of it. Second, it locates Mawere’s theology in the mosaic of prosperity theologies in Africa, arguing that her theology ought to be viewed as a legitimate part of prosperity theology in Africa, despite significant differences with other prosperity theologies. Finally, it considers the contribution of Mawere’s theology to African prosperity theology and the study of it, and suggests how it might be applied by mission practitioners.

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The Quest for Kikuyu Anglican Churches in the United States of America (USA) 2016 – 2022: Their Establishments, Achievements and Challenges

Kiarie

2024

SHE

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The number of people migrating from one region to another today has become rampant. This is attested by the movement of immigrants from developing countries to the most advanced and developed countries, mostly in Europe and North America. This unprecedented trend has seen a new phenomenon because the immigrants from the global South are perceived as economic migrants in the global North in the quest for greener pastures. Interestingly, they have opened a new horizon on the religious front. Against this backdrop, this article explores the endeavours of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) clergy in the United States of America (USA) to open or establish ACK churches in the diaspora. The article is informed by empirical data from in-depth, informative interviews conducted in 2021 with Anglicans in the diaspora. Non-empirical data from grey literature were also consulted, as the author’s observations as an immigrant Anglican clergy. This article establishes a close affinity between religion and migration because ACK churches became where these immigrants formed their identities out of their lived experiences in the diaspora.

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The Effects of the Missionaries’ Strategies Upon the Agikuyu Rituals in the Light of Kiama Kia Athuri and Its Persistence: A Case of Anglican Church of Kenya, Diocese of Mount Kenya South: 1960-2020

The Effects of the Missionaries’ Strategies Upon the Agikuyu Rituals in the Light of Kiama Kia Athuri and Its Persistence: A Case of Anglican Church of Kenya, Diocese of Mount Kenya South: 1960-2020

The contribution of Luphurise Mawere’s “Things to do so you are able to succeed financially” to African prosperity theology

The Quest for Kikuyu Anglican Churches in the United States of America (USA) 2016 – 2022: Their Establishments, Achievements and Challenges

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