Death and Burial Practices: A Study of Contextualization of Rituals

ISBN-13: 9783659001697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 324 str.

David Ngaruiya

Opis

This dissertation focuses on urban Nairobi Kenyan Christians experience of the death and burial of their loved ones. The research elicited descriptive detail on current death and burial practices among these Christians, explored cultural conflicts that these Christians experience in their setting; ways in which the church provides social support during this process; and explores possibilities of contextualization, which draw from prior cultural patterns, which appropriately provide crucial supports, and which are appropriately Christian.

O autorze

David Ngaruiya, PhD is a graduate of Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois, USA. He has served as Head of Department, Intercultural Studies Program, Nairobi International School of Theology, 2008-2010. He teaches graduate research courses and is acting Deputy Vice Chancellor, Planning and Development,from 2008 to date.