August 2010
Widows, intersectionality and the parable in Luke 18
This article deconstructs a master category ‘widows’ by presenting nuances with regards to the term widow, which the authors consider is of interest in a global society. This article aims at stating the process of deconstructing the presumed fixed category widow within theology, whereas the term widow may similarly be used, and is not identical in meaning and content in the global age. The authors...
August 2010
The university as a nucleus for growth pole: Example from Akungba - Akoko, Southwest, Nigeria
This paper is an attempt to assess the socio-economic impact of Adekunle Ajasin University on Akungba Akoko’s community in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. Data were collected using a set of questionnaire and secondary data. The establishment of the university has caused the influx of people into the hitherto strictly agrarian and relatively unknown community. The impact of the university was observed on...
August 2010
The influence of Islam on Bukusu indigenous beliefs and practices relating to inheritance, Kenya
The article examines the influence of Islam on Bukusu indigenous beliefs and practices relating to inheritance. The persistence of indigenous beliefs and practices among a predominantly Christian and Muslim people provoked this research. Thus, the article aims at investigating the influence Islam has had on the Bukusu indigenous inheritance beliefs and practices. It is guided by the premise that the Bukusu have...
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