The family is an important unit among the Africans not just for primary socialization but for ide... more The family is an important unit among the Africans not just for primary socialization but for identity construction as well. It is in the family that one is born, grows, molded and acquires values necessary for human interaction and existence. It is from the family that the society sprouts especially through procreation and parenting. The family, in the African context is thus a sacred institution that binds the other institutions in the society such as religion. In the contemporary African society, however, the family has changed in form and content. Responsible family hood and parenting in the contemporary society seems faulted hence the need to understand the noble task from the traditional African society. This paper examines African understanding of family and parenting in view of explicating how contemporary parenting and family challenges such as those of single parenthood can be addressed. It is done by examining the socio-religio cultural understanding of family and parenti...
International Journal of Educational Research, 2017
University life presents both opportunities and challenges for students to exercise freedom, vita... more University life presents both opportunities and challenges for students to exercise freedom, vital dynamism in authentic interpersonal relationship, academic maturity and intended integral development. During the university years, however, students have to grapple with and encounter diverse rather negative existential challenges. The present scenario in our universities revealed, for instance, through the mass media brings to awareness unfortunate situations such as the “culture of death” competing almost equally with the “culture of life” where being killed or even committing suicide in the campus is no big deal such that people seem to have a fatigue of it which is an extremely disturbing scenario. Dehumanizing factors tend to overwhelm them which are either ignored or handled inadequately even by the administrators. Life among university students is thus threatened by such and other powerful malevolent forces which should not be allowed to continue unchecked thereby triggering th...
IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2018
In a world divided by religious differences, science and technology, reason, economic, political ... more In a world divided by religious differences, science and technology, reason, economic, political and cultural aspects among other differentiating factors, ecumenism is no doubt necessary. It is even more urgent at the universities where the aforementioned differences are evident in comparison to lower levels of learning. Religion is an important pillar of society which can play significant unifying role even at the universities if properly harnessed. Interreligious dialogue that respects the real differences between religions is necessary to clear up misunderstanding that university students from Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu and other religions may have of one another. Ecumenical theology, in its search for unity and religious pluralism has not paid much attention to pneumatological vital force. The present treatise takes into account the vital force that has been closely associated with Christianity. The study however, opens up pneumatological discourse to other reli...
In the society, the Church has been seen as one of the crucial uniting institutions. An example i... more In the society, the Church has been seen as one of the crucial uniting institutions. An example is that of National Council of Churches of Kenya (henceforth NCCK) and the Roman Catholic Church (henceforth RCC), that are renowned for remarkable peace building critical contributions. Additionally, the Ecclesia has been seen to embrace people indiscriminately from various backgrounds for the good of the humankind family. Conflict is viewed to be a major threat to Church unity as well as to the welfare of the families in contemporary Kenya and the world at large. Such a background triggers curiosity to understand the striking problems the Church as the Family of God faces in concrete human existence as a result of the crookedness arising from the above scenario. The current study, therefore, investigates the problems the RCC in Cheptais is faced with and still encounters during and after the notorious Sabaot Land Defence Force (henceforth SLDF) conflict (20062008) in Mount Elgon region,...
The study investigated problems between migrant ethnic groups and the indigenous Agĩkũyũin Rũaka,... more The study investigated problems between migrant ethnic groups and the indigenous Agĩkũyũin Rũaka, Kĩambu County. After the construction of the Northern bypass, Rũaka opened up and this saw a number of investors coming into the area in large numbers to invest and some to settle. Migrants on the other hand, moved into Rũaka in a big way for reasons such as proximity to the City of Nairobi, family reunion and more viable commercialization. Having come from various socio-religio-cultural and economic backgrounds, the residents’ way of life was changed through their interactions with the migrants thereby giving rise to both positive and unpleasant challenges hence the main objective of the study: to investigate the arising problems between the host community and the migrants in Rũaka. A case study research design was employed and data was collected through documented sources, questionnaires and interviews. Similarly, Leonardo Boff’s and Clodovis Boff’s theory of mediation and Kasemann’s ...
The enigmatic phenomenon is that there is a real phobia for “curses” and “cursing” and yet these ... more The enigmatic phenomenon is that there is a real phobia for “curses” and “cursing” and yet these practices are still conserved as invaluable elements in the African people’s concrete historical life. Whatever discipline one may belongs to and the faith affiliation one adheres to, one finds oneself posing questionsand in some cases questioning the questionsas follows: What is a curse and what is cursing? Is fear of curses grounded on any rational belief? Who is entitled to proclaim curses? What is the main objective in cursing? Who are the recipients and why? Can any good emerge from curses and cursing? Why does a curse scare some and spare others, terrify some and horrify others? What good or evil does it render to the recipient? Are curses monolithic or are they multifaceted? What are their implications in the socio-cultural and religious realms? These and others of similar nature are the concerns of this Article with a specific focus on the Agĩkũyũ community.
The family is an important unit among the Africans not just for primary socialization but for ide... more The family is an important unit among the Africans not just for primary socialization but for identity construction as well. It is in the family that one is born, grows, molded and acquires values necessary for human interaction and existence. It is from the family that the society sprouts especially through procreation and parenting. The family, in the African context is thus a sacred institution that binds the other institutions in the society such as religion. In the contemporary African society, however, the family has changed in form and content. Responsible family hood and parenting in the contemporary society seems faulted hence the need to understand the noble task from the traditional African society. This paper examines African understanding of family and parenting in view of explicating how contemporary parenting and family challenges such as those of single parenthood can be addressed. It is done by examining the socio-religio cultural understanding of family and parenti...
International Journal of Educational Research, 2017
University life presents both opportunities and challenges for students to exercise freedom, vita... more University life presents both opportunities and challenges for students to exercise freedom, vital dynamism in authentic interpersonal relationship, academic maturity and intended integral development. During the university years, however, students have to grapple with and encounter diverse rather negative existential challenges. The present scenario in our universities revealed, for instance, through the mass media brings to awareness unfortunate situations such as the “culture of death” competing almost equally with the “culture of life” where being killed or even committing suicide in the campus is no big deal such that people seem to have a fatigue of it which is an extremely disturbing scenario. Dehumanizing factors tend to overwhelm them which are either ignored or handled inadequately even by the administrators. Life among university students is thus threatened by such and other powerful malevolent forces which should not be allowed to continue unchecked thereby triggering th...
IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2018
In a world divided by religious differences, science and technology, reason, economic, political ... more In a world divided by religious differences, science and technology, reason, economic, political and cultural aspects among other differentiating factors, ecumenism is no doubt necessary. It is even more urgent at the universities where the aforementioned differences are evident in comparison to lower levels of learning. Religion is an important pillar of society which can play significant unifying role even at the universities if properly harnessed. Interreligious dialogue that respects the real differences between religions is necessary to clear up misunderstanding that university students from Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu and other religions may have of one another. Ecumenical theology, in its search for unity and religious pluralism has not paid much attention to pneumatological vital force. The present treatise takes into account the vital force that has been closely associated with Christianity. The study however, opens up pneumatological discourse to other reli...
In the society, the Church has been seen as one of the crucial uniting institutions. An example i... more In the society, the Church has been seen as one of the crucial uniting institutions. An example is that of National Council of Churches of Kenya (henceforth NCCK) and the Roman Catholic Church (henceforth RCC), that are renowned for remarkable peace building critical contributions. Additionally, the Ecclesia has been seen to embrace people indiscriminately from various backgrounds for the good of the humankind family. Conflict is viewed to be a major threat to Church unity as well as to the welfare of the families in contemporary Kenya and the world at large. Such a background triggers curiosity to understand the striking problems the Church as the Family of God faces in concrete human existence as a result of the crookedness arising from the above scenario. The current study, therefore, investigates the problems the RCC in Cheptais is faced with and still encounters during and after the notorious Sabaot Land Defence Force (henceforth SLDF) conflict (20062008) in Mount Elgon region,...
The study investigated problems between migrant ethnic groups and the indigenous Agĩkũyũin Rũaka,... more The study investigated problems between migrant ethnic groups and the indigenous Agĩkũyũin Rũaka, Kĩambu County. After the construction of the Northern bypass, Rũaka opened up and this saw a number of investors coming into the area in large numbers to invest and some to settle. Migrants on the other hand, moved into Rũaka in a big way for reasons such as proximity to the City of Nairobi, family reunion and more viable commercialization. Having come from various socio-religio-cultural and economic backgrounds, the residents’ way of life was changed through their interactions with the migrants thereby giving rise to both positive and unpleasant challenges hence the main objective of the study: to investigate the arising problems between the host community and the migrants in Rũaka. A case study research design was employed and data was collected through documented sources, questionnaires and interviews. Similarly, Leonardo Boff’s and Clodovis Boff’s theory of mediation and Kasemann’s ...
The enigmatic phenomenon is that there is a real phobia for “curses” and “cursing” and yet these ... more The enigmatic phenomenon is that there is a real phobia for “curses” and “cursing” and yet these practices are still conserved as invaluable elements in the African people’s concrete historical life. Whatever discipline one may belongs to and the faith affiliation one adheres to, one finds oneself posing questionsand in some cases questioning the questionsas follows: What is a curse and what is cursing? Is fear of curses grounded on any rational belief? Who is entitled to proclaim curses? What is the main objective in cursing? Who are the recipients and why? Can any good emerge from curses and cursing? Why does a curse scare some and spare others, terrify some and horrify others? What good or evil does it render to the recipient? Are curses monolithic or are they multifaceted? What are their implications in the socio-cultural and religious realms? These and others of similar nature are the concerns of this Article with a specific focus on the Agĩkũyũ community.
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