dc.contributor.author |
Gathogo, Julius
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dc.date.accessioned |
2013-06-27T11:44:25Z |
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dc.date.available |
2013-06-27T11:44:25Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2013-05 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Gathogo, Julius, 2013, Unsung heroes and heroines at Mutira Mission, Kenya (1907-2012), Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol. 39, no. 1, pp.107-127 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1017-0499 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9972 |
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dc.description.abstract |
As the Anglican Church of Kenya, Kirinyaga Diocese, celebrated one hundred years of
missionary Christianity in August 2012, a few heroes and heroines, in their struggle to liberate
people from ignorance, poverty and other forms of “miasma” facing the people, were not given
attention, or were even ignored altogether. The article sets out to retrieve the oral histories of
pioneer African Christians at Mutira Mission, particularly the early professionals who became
beacons of light shining brightly for the area. Among these are Thomas Meero, the pioneer
African teacher, mason, carpenter, evangelist, businessman, farmer and lay church leader, Reuben
Kinyua Kaara, the pioneer African nurse, laboratory technician and lay church leader, and Tabitha
Karingo, the first woman to defy cultural practices that are inimical to the dignity of women.
Were their struggles not worth attention? What factors contributed to their becoming makers of
history in the area? What challenges did they encounter? Does the modern generation have
something to learn from their pioneering roles? Did the Mau Mau war of political independence in
Kenya affect the smooth running of missionary work? Such concerns inform the nature of this
article. The methodology in this article relies largely on oral interviews and archival sources. |
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dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (11 leaves) |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Church History Society of Southern Africa |
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dc.subject |
Heroes |
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dc.subject |
Heroines |
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dc.subject |
Kenya |
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dc.subject.ddc |
270.092 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Mutira Mission |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Christian biography -- Kenya |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Kenya -- Church history |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Christian life -- Kenya |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Church and social problems -- Kenya |
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dc.title |
Unsung heroes and heroines at Mutira Mission, Kenya (1907-2012) |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.description.department |
Research Institute for Theology and Religion |
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