Bachelor of Arts in Theology

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    The Poor in Prophet Isaiah (Is. 5:8 - 30) In Relation To the Poor in Kenya Today
    (Tangaza University College, 2001-02-07) K. Mbale, Gabriel
    Prophecy is not something new in the Old Testament and in our African context e.g. Kenya. In every generation, God raises certain people to convey his message to his people. Even during our age, there are those people whom he has called and chosen for his special mission In this paper, I am going to put my attention more on the call and the mission of the prophet Isaiah and how he reacted to different situations of his time. I would like to show clearly how he strongly defended the rights of the poor of his time. I would like also to clarify a few things that remain a mystery for most of our Christians, even Catholics, pertaining to who is a prophet and his work. I tend to think that there are so many people who do not know very well what the call to prophecy entails. These and many more are the issues which I would like to address in this essay. In the first chapter, I would like to dwell more on the prophet Isaiah, his call and mission to the people of his time. In the second chapter I would like to say something on the prophet Isaiah and the poor of his time In the third chapter I would like to highlight a few things about the poor in Kenya and our attitude towards them as prophets Then, in the fourth chapter I would like to say something about who is a prophet and his work and the position of the church towards the poor. In the same chapter, I would like to show the active power of the Gospel which we are all called to preach to all people as the today's prophets.
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    Exegetical Analysis Of Jesus'prayer on Mount Of Olives (Lk 22: 39-46) Applied To The Poor in Tanzania.
    (2001-02) B. Kiwori, Josaphat
    The life of a human being is a journey. The end of this journey is to be in communion with God. Human beings are different from all other creatures because they were created in the image and the likeness of God. Despite being created in the image and the likeness of God, human beings are limited and because of this, they have a tendency of wandering away from God looking for independence, autonomy, power, and at the same time trying to be equal with God. When people turn away from God, they inflict pain and sufferings upon others. Love is lost and hatred prevails. In the midst of suffering, the human being unlike an animal is able to reflect. For example, the Zebra that finds itself in the jaws of the lion does not ask 'why me? The Zebra is incapable of thinking 'if only I had taken the last right turn or had been a little more cautious.' Only human beings give meaning to the grizzly sight of a lion feasting on the Zebras carcass. The ability to find meaning in suffering is one of the human persons most mysterious blessing. Explaining a tragic accident or an untimely death by declaring or saying, 'that is life' has a hollow ring. It provides neither comfort nor hope. The human person needs a better and bigger answer. Human suffering is caused by a variety of factors; some can be controlled and others are beyond human capacity. Human sufferings can only find meaning in the context of faith. Prayer is a great help for someone faced with suffering.
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    Church's Facing the Challenge of Poverty A Case Study of Korogocho Slum
    (Tangaza University College, 2001-02) Passi, Makaya
    In this modest work, we are going to present the Church's Facing the Challenge of Poverty especially the case of Korogocho Slum. The first reason of choosing this topic is that we are interested in the social, economic and political problems going on today in Kenya, particularly in Nairobi. The second reason is the fact that the problems of injustice, according to our experience, find their apex in the slums, in our case Korogocho. All these social problems and their effects on human life are summarized as caused by Poverty, which is going to be our main theme throughout this long essay. In the first chapter, we are going to give a short explanation of poverty in all its forms. The second chapter will be the facts on poverty as lived and experienced in Korogocho. We will also talk of urbanization as the backbone of the birth of the slums; and the last section will be on the presence of the Church in Korogocho. The third chapter is going to portray God's intervention on behalf of the exploited, the oppressed through prophets, Jesus of Na72reth, and the Early Christian Community. Finally our last chapter will be the mission of the Church which is the hope of this research: The Church's Facing the Challenge of Poverty in Korogocho. Therefore, our final aim is, first of all, to be aware of the problems or sufferings caused by the different sort of injustices or rather the presence of unjust structure which many people are living in (e.g. Korogocho). Secondly, to take this as a challenge for us lay people and religious and also as a challenge for the Church at large.