Youth unemployment is one of the gravest problems in the present-day Tanzanian society and Africa at large. The problem worsens when it befalls young people inside the Church. This study aims at examining youth unemployment ...

This thesis presents premarital pregnancy as a theological issue. it focuses on the discipline of the SDA church in Accra, Ghana on premarital pregnancy. The study employs semi-structured interviews with twelve ordained ...

This study seeks to examine the concept of enemy evil and divinatory consultation among Ghanaian Neo-prophetic Churches in order to open up these concepts for further scholarly probe. The study employs the purposive sampling ...

This research contributes new knowledge by exploring a Neo-Pentecostalist notion of poverty and its relationship with the prosperity gospel in a Ghanaian Neo-Prophetic church. It categorises Neo-Prophetism as the most ...

This study investigates the gender role dilemma of female pastors using the Assemblies of Ghana (AG) as its focus. It gives a historical background which shows the struggle in the acceptance of women into the ordained ...

ABSTRACT The hope for peace, stability, and development which led many African countries in the 1990s to fight for multi-party democracy is being dashed away by the persistent violence experienced during general elections. ...

This study examines the relevance of the distinctive nunnery garments and monastic vows in the 21st century. This is done by conducting a research with a young Anglican religious community in the Diocese of Natal, South ...

It is a study of male and female roles as well as positions in two Pentecostal congregations in suburban Ghana. It investigates the phenomenon of gender empowerment and personal fulfillment within this domain of classical ...

The main focus of this research paper is how the church members‟ reflect on lay or ordained leaders‟ involvement in active politics. The main method of data collection used is interviewing and the type of interview is ...

This study explores the factors affecting the participation and representation of Anlo Ewe women in local-level politics in the Keta Municipality of Ghana. Generally, the low representation and participation of women in ...

Although Ghana is not a Welfare State like Norway, Sweden, Netherlands and other western countries, there has been a conscious effort by different stake holders in providing for the welfare needs of its citizens. The ...

The main aim of this thesis is to explore facts and experiences regarding maternal mortality in Tanzania and to assess if the church can do anything in the reduction of maternal mortality. This has been done in the Chagga ...

The main aim of this thesis is to explore how Ushirika wa Neema Deaconess Centre contributes to the empowerment of women in the ELCT-Northern Diocese and fosters gender awareness in the church and community. It also explores ...

This study critically investigates into some of the controversial practices of the neo-Pentecostal churches in Ghana with a particular focus on the challenge of the prosperity gospel and the leaders’ misuse of money. The ...

Abstract This thesis deals with the impact of culture, social setting and religion on the status of in the church and society. The study has been made in the Western Synod of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. It ...

The thesis investigated images of Jesus in Isaale Rituals. In doing this, the study analyse field data from local area in Mashami-Chagga Kilimanjaro Tanzania, where I was born and grew up. My basic aim is to observe images ...

The study is about the Encounters between Christianity and the African Traditional Religions in Fante Funeral Practices. The research sought to answer the following questions; how do funeral rituals differ from rural-inland ...

The central problem investigated in this thesis is the role culture and church play in promoting gender inequality and prostitution. In doing this, the study has analyzed field data from Chalinze village in Tanzania. The ...

I masteroppgaven min om ”Fristil rap (improvisert rap) som spirituell praksis og terapi,” prøver jeg å svare på om fristil rap kan fungere som åndelig terapi. Jeg har fordypet meg i fem forskjellige rapartister, og deres ...

While there has never been a fixed view on gender oppression, a unified vision of women’s liberation, or a common approach to knowledge production, different approaches to feminist research share a concern for the myriad ...

Abstract The main aim of this study was to explore the importance of guidance and counselling in Malawian Secondary Schools. Given the nature of education and the psycho-social dilemmas in which the students find themselves ...

Hungers, HIV, wars and anarchy are the main issues which are frequently reported by the media when events about Africa are told. Yet ironically, the continent has a fast growing record of the Christian gospel. How can a ...