Lecture 'The Christian perspective' (dr. Philomena Mwaura, 15 October 2007)

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This paper explores the concept of development in Christianity focusing on how the newer expressions of Christianity in Africa perceive development and the activities they engage in to achieve it. It specifically explores the spiritual and other cultural recourses employed by the churches and the kind of models they have evolved.

The paper begins by discussing what these groups are and their different manifestations, and the ethic that underlines their development responses. Illustrations will be drawn from churches in Kenya and the activities of the Organization of African Instituted Churches (OAIC) which has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Before discussing this however, I will briefly explore the concept of Transformative Development as it relates to Christianity.

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