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Item BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES AS A FOUNDATION FOR SHALOM IN AFRICAN FAMILY BUSINESSES IN KENYA(2018-07-30) MUTUA, MUTINDA PETERItem DIVORCE, REMARRIAGE AND THE DILEMMA OF THE CHURCH IN KENYA(2014-07-30) MISIKO, K. C. RONNYItem RETHINKING WOMEN'S DIGNITY:(2018-07-30) KATHO, V. FELI, NEGURAItem RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM IN NORTHERN NIGERIA:(2017-07-30) Dikki, Ezra MichaelItem THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH AND DEVELOPMENT:(2015-07-30) OKIRING, PATRICIA FANNYItem An Exploration on the Kipsigis' perceptions of childlessness among the Christians in Fort-Ternan, Kericho County, and their implications for mission(2018-07-30) Kitur, Catherine ChepkiruiItem An Investigation of the Impact of Luo traditional view on the contemporary Luo-Muslim conceptualization of death in Kendu Bay, Kenya(2017-07-30) Oseje, Lawrence OdhiamboItem A Phenomenological study of the cognitive foundation for participation in Ayyaana Cult among Borana Muslims in Marsabit County, Kenya(2019-07-30) Wang'ombe, Judy WanjiruItem AN INVESTIGATION ON CHRISTIAN STRATEGIES FOR PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE WITH MUSLIMS IN EASTLEIGH, NAIROBI(Africa international University, 2017-07-05) MUTISYA, MOSES MUNYWOKIThe purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies utilized by Christians in Eastleigh with an aim of enhancing peaceful co-existence with the Muslims in Eastleigh, Nairobi. This study also sought to identify the challenges that Christians living in Eastleigh experience in their attempts to build bridges with the Muslims community there. After establishing those challenges the study further gave suggestions on what more could be done to foster Christian Muslim relationship. As the considerations for Christian Muslim relationship are done this study also gives suggestions on the missiological approaches that Christians in Eastleigh and those in other places can adopt for successful Christian Muslim relationship. For what was proposed in this study to be made possible, the researcher adopted and made use of qualitative research method. The information needed for this study was collected using both open ended interview questions and participatory observations. The data collected was then analyzed and interpreted so that the researcher could come as close as possible to the realities concerning ChristiansMuslim relationship in Eastleigh. The findings of this study showed that Christians in Eastleigh whether pastors, missionaries or the general population have in some way attempted to come up with some strategies that have in some way succeeded in enhancing a harmonious relationship with the Muslim community in Eastleigh. One of the prominent strategies that the research found that has been commonly used by all the Christians that were interviewed is providing education for Muslim children. This has in some way brought the parents of these children into close contact with Christian in Eastleigh more than any other strategy. This strategy has also allowed Muslim and Christian’s children to develop meaningful relationships as they go to school together. In the final chapter, suggestions are provided in regard to how ChristianMuslim relationship can be enhanced and finally recommendations for further studies are given.Item INVESTIGATING THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN THE EASTERN REGION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)(Africa international University, 2017-07-02) Néhémie, KASEREKA KAVUTWAThis study investigated the factors and practices that favor the growth of Islam in Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The study was prompted by the allegation that the spread of Islam in DRC has been ignored by scholars, due to the low population of Muslims in the country. The study intended to explorethe factors favoring the spread of Islam in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the strategic approaches employed by Muslims in spreading the Islamic religion in this region. This study employed descriptive research methods. Questionnaires and interview question guide were used to do data collection. Data were then presented using frequency tables while relationships were examined using cross tabulation to examine approaches taken by different groups based on religion and gender. The study found out that Muslims mostly target women for conversion to Islam and the children born in such marriage become Muslims thus spreading Islam. The study also revealed that people who do not earn much money (poor) are targeted by Islam through the offer of employment. The study found out that migrant Muslims deliberately reached out to convert them to Islam by giving aid and support and sponsoring projects such as construction of mosques. Alpers 1975 and Brode 1969 stress that the Swahili-Arab traders did not have religious conversion as their main goal, but were interested in the vast amount of ivory and slaves that could be obtained in Congo. The study established that Muslims offer conditional scholarship and employment to people of other faiths as well as engaging in TV debates to enhance the growth of Islam. The study therefore concluded that the spread of Islam is slowly growing in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is because Muslims have well-calculated strategies of growth, individual Muslims are zealous and empowered to spread Islam and that Islam has financially integrated its faith such that their operations are well funded. As the growth of Islam increased, people still remained ignorant of strategies for responding to Islamic growth. Based on this study, the researcher recommended the need of inclusion of Islamic studies in Christian Colleges and the need for Christian evangelism among Muslims.