Degree of Baccalaureate in Theology

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    Inculturation as Means of Communication for Evangelization
    (Tangaza University College, 2006) Aazine, Nibetol Nicholas
    The Church down through her line of history has often encouraged the effective use of Mass Media to facilitate the spread of the Good News, Nevertheless, on the other hand, she has not ceased to emphasis Inculturation as another perfect model of communication in doing evangelization. Today, the most highlighted models or channels of communication used are radio, TV., Internet, newspaper, magazine, and phones. Very little emphasis is made in the use of Inculturation. Modern channels of communication would be voted by anyone as the best and fastest way of doing Evangelisation but the little defect one can quickly point out is the fact that it does not really touch the core of the human person. It only stays hanging but does not touch the real lives of the people. Needless to add that this piece of work is not in condemnation of modern models used in spreading the Good News. This paper is to point out this other effective model or channel, which has been abandon in the closet for some time now. Inculturation may sound arcane but believe it or not it one of the effective means through which Evangelisation is done. As it is often emphasized these days, evangelization is not virtually by preaching with word of mouth, listening to the radio, watching TV., but also preaching with one's life. Inculturation comes as means by which this aspect of the Good News is communicated. Inculturation actually reaches or touches the core of people's life visa vis the Gospel. This means of doing evangelization could only make sense to us if we all join in or accept it effectiveness. We all need to bring the Gospel message into our lives through our daily activities, cultures, and language so as to find a new Christ communicated to us. As already mentioned, other means of communication are not to be under estimated but to find a true Christ born and living with us. We need also to give a stronger look at inculturation, which is a more practical means of communicating a Christ who is fiilly alive among us. It is good to see the importance of these modern tools, which have so successfully wave their way through the modern mode of living, affecting and influencing our Christian lives. It is also the aspiration of everyone now to acquaint oneself with these modern means of communication. However, we should not loose sight of how to assimilate all these into the lives of people so that the Gospel message might make sense in the lives of the people. The church may be accused of being slow in pushing forward this way (Inculturation) of doing evangelization, perhaps because of the risk of loosing the message in another sense. The few areas this means has been employed effectively, tremendous impact has been made in the lives of the people. Inculturation is slowly booming and a very old word in the churches history. Much has been written about it but very little has been done about it. Believe it or not it is one of the best ways and of course the best means of communication for everyone for the gospel values to be understood properly among the people, it must find place among them. This means that the gospel values must be rooted in the lives and culture of the people.
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    Effective Communication of Vincentian Christology in Modern Kenya.
    (Tangaza University College, 2005) Musolo Ochola, John
    In the 16 th century, France witnessed the great saint of the poor, Vincent de Paul, who is said to "have done works of six saints in his life." Vincent lived during one of the most spiritually and apostolically fertile periods in European history. As a visible part of the counter-reformation ferment: Vincent joined with a number of other remarkable personalities in France who changed the religious face of the country in a space of one generation. The seed that he planted in caring for the poor centuries ago still grows in the third millennium through the work of Vincentians. In fact, that is what this paper is all about: how the work of Vincentians in Kenya today would be well mirrored to Vincent's understanding of Christ's mission. Vincent's vision of Christ was that he is the missionary of the Father, who empties himself of his condition as the Son of God in order to free his people from bondage, both corporeal and spiritual. Vincent saw the fullness of Christ's mission in the Lucan narrative 4:16-30, which is also called the "Gospel in miniature" because it foreshadows both the ministry and the fate of Jesus through out the gospel. He even took the words of Jesus "...he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor..." as the motto of his life and of the Congregation of the Mission he founded. Questions that abound in my mind include: How is this charism fulfilled through the ministry and lives of the Vincentians in Kenya today? And what can we do to truly live and propagate the same spirit of this holy man? It is now 25 years since the Vincentians first came to Kenya. After spending some time in the Congregation and having observed and reflected on the works of Vincentians, I thought it appropriate to know the charism deeply and see how it could or should affect the lives of Kenyans deeply divided along economical and social lines. Chapter one deals with the arrangement of this paper and the motivation behind it. Chapter two describes the Kenyan situation. In this chapter I make a brief historical analysis of the imbalance that we witness in Kenyan society today. I then explore the real state of affairs today and how a proper teaching to people of values espoused by Vincent can help bring about equality. Chapter three continues in the same vein, presenting the •r Christ of Vincent and calling all of us Kenyans to take a second look at what that understanding can do and what it did in the unbalanced society of France. Chapter four discusses how the media can be effectively used by Vincentians in their bid to work with and for the poor. It takes into consideration the major impact the media has today in Kenya and how it is a vital tool in highlighting the inequalities that abound all around us.
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    Communicating Christ Momboli To The Lomwe People of Malawi
    (Tangaza University College, 2005) Madalitso Bafuta, Ludovic
    The very year I joined Tangaza College 2001, I was challenged by the assertion my teacher of Christ°logy made. I quote: "the cultural and life experience of the people express what kind of saviour they need".' Immediately I reacted and said to myself, "surely this is my vocation in this college to find out the kind of saviour the Lomwe people of Malawi need." It is by knowing the type of saviour the people need that we can preach to them effectively. In trying to give an answer to this problem, I had an opportunity to link the two fields of theology and communication. Thanks to the Tangaza program of studies, which made it possible, some students should be able to specialise in communication, whether it be print or electronic media. Although some people are not yet convinced of the value of this combination of studies, I feel that communication and theology go hand in hand. This is one of the points the essay is trying to put forward, especially the second and third chapters, as I attempt to find out the source and solutions to the already existing problem.