Degree of Baccalaureate in Theology

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    Mission as Witnessing To the Three-Fold Ministry Of Christ (Prophet, Priest and King) A Scriptural Retreat for Deacons
    (Tangaza University College, 2007) Bisimwa Jean-Paul, Cirrakarhula
    This essay has emerged as the fruit of a long reflection and a life experience which has led us to the conviction that no attempt to carry out Christ's mission in today's world can be efficient unless it takes Christ as the archetype of mission, because "Jesus is himself mission."' That means taking into consideration the three-fold dimension of his mission: the prophetic mission, the priestly mission and the kingly mission. This mission of Christ is also the foundational task of the Church. That is why, in one way or another, in carrying out our day-to-day ministries, as missionaries and Church ministers, we participate in and exercise this mission of Christ. Hence, the choice of the topic of this dissertation: "Mission as Witnessing to the Three-fold Ministry of Christ." It has also been our aspiration to come up with an essay whose relevance would not be restricted only to the time when it was conceived, when it is being written, and after it has been produced, but to also generate a workable tool that will not be locked away somewhere and be forgotten, but a practical means that can also be of use in future. This has led us to the sub-topic of this essay: "A Scriptural Retreat for Deacons." Thus, this thesis is twofold: to study exegetically the chosen biblical accounts which highlight the three-fold ministry of Christ, and to draw applications from them so as to make them relevant for the retreatants, the deacons, who in a short time will be exercising their ministry as priests and missionaries. In this perspective, we have divided this work in three chapters. In the first chapter, we will discover the "Priestly Mission of Christ." The main text will be Heb 5:5-6. This chapter contains the first three conferences, namely, priesthood and the letter to the Hebrews; participation in Christ's priesthood; and obedience as submission to God and sacrifice for human salvation. In the second chapter, we will underscore the "Kingly Mission of Christ." The focal scriptural text will be In 10:1-8. This chapter includes the fourth conference, that is, Christian leadership. In the third chapter, finally, we will cover the "Prophetic Mission of Christ". This chapter itself is the fifth conference and the key scriptural account will be in 1:1-18. Biblical passages are from the Revised Standard Version, containing the Old and New Testaments Catholic Edition, 1966, except when they are part of a quoted clause.
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    Mission and the Struggle for Human Development: A Case Study of Andraikiba Parish Madagascar
    (Tangaza University College, 2009-11) Rarison, Maurice Alexis
    Throughout its history, the Roman Catholic Church has ever been in the midst of human history. In different struggles and dark moments of human history, the Church always wished the best for the human race. Many enterprises and tough decisions have been made by the leaders of the Church for the betterment of humanity. The proper mission which Christ entrusted to the Church is ever centred to the establishment and consolidation of the human community according to the word of God and the divine law'. Surely, the mission of the Church through her structures from the top to the Small Christian Communities (SCC) in a very remote area has always aimed at their wellbeing and for human development. In this research, our focus will be on the mission and the struggle for human development, a case study of Andraikiba Parish, Antsirabe Diocese, Madagascar. Taking into consideration the 5,120 Christians within Andraikiba Parish struggling and crumbling for their spiritual and human development, it is necessary to unite their quest for the meaning of their daily life and the words of God through the teaching and mission of the Church. This leads us toward an encounter of mission theology with the realities and the life of the parishioners at the grassroots in Andraikiba. What does a huge knowledge about God, Gospel, Church, 'etheology, mission, ete,mean to the vulnerable people who do not have enough food you to eat, no education and living in huts around Andraikiba Parish? In which way should we make them understand that God loves them and cares for them and their future generations? Does the mission of the Church have anything to do with their
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    Call and Mission of Disciples in Mark 1:16-20 And 6:7-14: Its Relevance to Religious Life
    (Tangaza University College, 2006) Otieno, Gilbert
    This work intends to explain the understanding of Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark. The term discipleship or following of Christ seems to have a wider meaning in the Gospel of Mark. First, it would mean the life of people who accepted the message of Christ, but remained in the same situation of home and work in which the Gospel found them, even though they were interiorly transformed by it. Secondly, it would refer to stricter following of Christ like the disciples who accompanied Jesus in his missionary travels from Galilee to Jerusalem. In the second meaning, the New Testament clearly gives the names of the four who, according to the synoptic Gospels, were the first to be called. They are, Simon, Andrew, James and John (cf Mk. 1:16-20). Our study would concentrate on this second meaning. In our discussion we shall look at the call of these four basing ourselves on the Gospel of Mark. We shall also look at the sending of the Twelve (Mk. 6:7-13). After a brief study of these passages (Mk 1:16-20 and Mk 6; 7-13), we shall try to look at what the religious can learn from these passages for the positive response to their Divine Call. In doing this however, we are not going to give the history of Religious Life. It is just an invitation to the religious communities to renew themselves in the spirit of the Gospels. It is fitting because today the religious must find a new meaning for their presence in the community of Jesus' disciples by penetrating deeply into the biblical word. This is to enrich the religious in their daily response to the divine call by making them equipped to be interpreters and livers of the Word of God in the ever-changing world. It is my belief that through the authentic interpretation and living of the word, the religious will grow in intimate and close relationship with Jesus, something that gives meaning and life to their call.