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Author : J. N. Kanyua Mugambi,Mary N. Getui
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa, Eastearn
ISBN : UOM:39015060870139
Author : Ulrich Berner,Christoph Bochinger
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : 3447050020
This volume comprises case studies of five centuries of European encounters with and imaginations of Africa encompassing her triple religious heritage: African Traditional Religions, Christianity and Islam. The introductory chapters outline the challenges and present overviews; some of them also analyze the early accounts of European travelers and missionaries. The following contributions examine the lasting legacy of the European Enlightenment in employing an ambivalent language of human equality and universalism, while in actual fact consigning Africa to an inferior position. It has been difficult for western scholars to divorce themselves wholly from the perceptions thus established. However, there have been quite different approaches. This is indicated in the papers discussing the role and impact of influential European academics (scholars of religion, theologians, historians and social scientists) during the colonial and postcolonial period. Other contributions examine specific institutional centers of African religious studies in Europe. The concluding chapters critically assess European approaches and their use for the study of religion in Africa from an African perspective.
Author : Heather Deegan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015079339076
In the post 9/11 global environment Africa is standing at a crossroads in international affairs as the combined issues of politics, religion and security attract renewed interest. While some countries seem to be moving forward with greater levels of confidence, democracy and stability, others continue to be mired in conflict, poverty and religious/ethnic division. This text focuses on key contemporary issues that the continent faces, providing a comprehensive introduction of current political, religious, developmental and security concerns. Features include: Individual chapters devoted to key issues including health, gender, corruption, religion and the newly emerging problems of human security. Case studies and detailed analysis of topical issues, including: Muslim/Christian clashes: Kano, Northern Nigeria Conflict, Arms and Reconstruction: Darfur and Sierra Leone Comprehensive range of countries discussed including: Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya Ethiopia, Uganda, Lesotho, Somalia, Namibia and Madagascar. Fully up-to-date statistics including primary research based on interviews conducted by the author, providing data for both individual countries and the continent as a whole. Boxed descriptions explaining clearly the ideas in important subject areas, such as Islamic law and society By drawing on the author’s empirical research and situating discussion within the context of wider debate, Africa Today is designed both to introduce and to develop a deeper understanding of this rapidly changing continent an essential text for all students of African politics and International Relations.
Author : Tania Haddad,Elie Al Hindy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429871177
This book examines the links between civil society, religion and politics in the Middle East and North Africa region. The chapters in the volume explore the role of religion in shaping and changing the public sphere in regions that are developing and/or in conflict. They also discuss how these relations are reflected on civil society organizations and the role they are expected to play in transitional periods. This volume: investigates the conceptual dilemmas regarding what is ‘civil society’ in the Arab world today examines the dynamic roles of civil society organizations and religion in the Middle East and North Africa explores the future of the Arab civil society post-‘Arab Spring’ events, and how the latter continues to reshape the demand for democracy in the region. A comprehensive study of how the Arab civil society has come into being and its changing roles, this eclectic work will be of interest to scholars and researchers of politics, especially political Islam, international relations, Middle East Studies, African Studies, sociology and social anthropology.
Author : Ezra Chitando
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317184218
The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the new African diaspora. The book is structured under three main sections - Emerging trends in the teaching of African Religions; Indigenous Thought and Spirituality; and Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within the purview of academic encounter and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socio-scientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa. This book is to his honour and marks his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research.
Author : Sung Kyu Park
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620324653
Christian Spirituality in Africa holistically approaches the convergence of East/West, and Christian/Traditional African religions. Its theological, historical, and anthropological perspectives contribute to a balanced understanding of Christian spirituality/transformation in an African context.
Author : B. Knighton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780230100510
Addresses the various political aspects of the Kenyan political mosaic during the time of Bishop David Gitari, later Archbishop 1997-2002. These essays focus on both this courageous man and the various aspects of the political mosaic in Kenya at that time to 2008, in an effort to bring out the religious dimensions of Kenyan and African politics.
Author : Mugambi, J.N.K.
Publisher : University of Nairobi Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789966846891
This books is the result of concerted teamwork among the academia staff of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Nairobi between 1986 and 1990. The Project was prompted by the necessity to produce relevant and comprehensive textbooks for the undergraduate degree programme. The book has remained in demand, confirming the relevance and quality of its content covering the whole range of major religions of the world with extensive geographical and historical scope. It includes a specific section on African Religion, thus placing the African Religious Heritage within the mainstream of the comparative study of the world's religions.
Author : Mwenda Ntarangwi
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Adolescent psychology
ISBN : 9780252076534
Hip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa
Author : Kay Higuera Smith,Jayachitra Lalitha,L. Daniel Hawk
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830840533
This groundbreaking volume arose out of the Postcolonial Roundtable in 2010, with contributors addressing the intersection of postcolonialism and evangelicalism. Looking at themes like nationalism, mission, Christology, catholicity and shalom, this volume explores new possibilities for evangelical thought, identity and practice.
Author : Thomas J. Csordas
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520943650
This innovative collection examines the transnational movements, effects, and transformations of religion in the contemporary world, offering a fresh perspective on the interrelation between globalization and religion. Transnational Transcendence challenges some widely accepted ideas about this relationship—in particular, that globalization can be understood solely as an economic phenomenon and that its religious manifestations are secondary. The book points out that religion's role remains understudied and undertheorized as an element in debates about globalization, and it raises questions about how and why certain forms of religious practice and intersubjectivity succeed as they cross national and cultural boundaries. Framed by Thomas J. Csordas's introduction, this timely volume both urges further development of a theory of religion and globalization and constitutes an important step toward that theory.
Author : Mary McClintock Fulkerson,Sheila Briggs
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199273881
This volume highlights the relevance of globalization and the insights of gender studies and religious studies for feminist theology. It focuses on the changing global contexts for the field and its movement towards new models of theology, distinct from the forms of traditional Christian systematic theology and of secular feminism.
Author : Frans Jozef Servaas Wijsen
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789042021884
On 7 August 1998 the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam were bombed and 200 people lost their lives. These bombings shattered the image of Africa's tradition of peaceful religious coexistence. Since then inter-religious dialogue has been high on the agendas of ecclesial and religious organisations, but not so much of faculties of theology and departments of religion in East Africa. This book investigates why this is so. How are interreligious relations dealt with in Africa, and more particularly, how are they and how should they be taught in institutions of higher learning? This book is based on fieldwork in Nairobi from 2001 onwards. It shows why Africa's tradition of peaceful co-existence is not going to help Africa in the 21st century, and recommends a shift in the education in inter-religious relations: from religions studies to inter-religious studies.
Author : Y. Tesfai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230110120
Out of the many challenges facing Africa today, there is the tendency of some to manipulate religious and ethnic identities for private interests. The book examines how religion has given rise to these conditions in Africa, by weaving together issues of poverty, wealth, and violent conflicts.
Author : Aiah Foday-Khabenje
Publisher : Langham Monographs
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783682102
The patriarchal approach to leadership in the African context is indeed an enigma, judging from the unpredictable outcomes and the quest for effective leadership. In many ways, the secularized big-man in the public square is no different from the sacralised great-man of God in the church. The Lord Jesus Christ calls his followers to servant leadership. The secular world has also established the efficacy of the servant leadership approach for cutting-edge leadership. This book looks at the nature of evangelical associations in their diversity and what it takes for leaders to build unity and harmony for effectiveness, especially in the African context.
