Bachelor of Arts in Theology

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    How Exclusivism of Christian Churches In Kisii Diocese Is a Challenge to Evangelization
    (Tangaza University College, 2016) Omboto, Ondari Cosmas
    The Kisii people commonly known as the Abagusii, is an ethnic tribe belonging to a Bantu group which entered Kenya from the west. They are originally said to have migrated from Congo Zaire. Before Christianity was introduced to the abagusii, they believed in one supreme God who created the world but did not interfere directly in human affairs. The interference was rather caused by ancestor spirits(ebirecha),witches, and impersonal forces. The Abagusii believed that displeased ancestor spirits were responsible for disease, the death of people and livestock, and the destruction of crops. Today, most people in the Abagusii community claim to be followers of some form of Christianity. A Roman Catholic mission was first established in 1911 and a Seventh Day Adventist mission in 1913. There are four major denominations in Gusiiland: Roman Catholic, Seventh-Day Adventist, Swedish Lutheran, and the PentecostalAssemblies of God1. Roman Catholic and SDA cover 80% of Christian population and other Christian religions cover the rest.
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    Healing and Anointing Among The Ewe of Southern Togo: A Pastoral Challenge
    (Tangaza University College., 2002-02) Fabien, Sognon
    Within any human society, the question of healing is a crucial one. Health is a major concern for all. The longing for healing has been a universal human desire. In Africa particularly, where people are very often exposed to all sorts of diseases, the search for cures is an important part of the struggle for survival. Sickness is thus seen as a threat to health. Naturally, people have developed different methods in fighting sickness. Western scientific medicine has made undoubted progress, which enables people to enjoy a longer average life expectation than in earlier times. kvidence of efforts to maintain health and to overcome diseases in order to prevent untimely death can be found in all cultures everywhere. The Ewe people of southern Togo have also developed different ways of fighting sickness. Among them, sickness is seen as an attack that disturbs the harmony between human beings, the cosmos and Clod. A person declares himself or hersLii. sick in relation to the representation that he or she has of health and this is largely a cultural matter. As Ugueux points out, there is a construction and a cultural representation of sickness as a social phenomenon.' The Sacrament of healing which also has its own structure according to the Catholic Church, does not follow the same process as found in the traditional setting. For Christians, this Sacrament is provided to strengthen the sick and bring them healing and forgiveness. Are Christians satisfied with the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick when they still have to bear in mind what the healing process involves for them in the traditional sense? flow can both processes be reconciled so that people do not feel lost when they have to go through the process of healing according to their Christian faith?