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    Salvation: Prosperity or Poverty. An Assessment of African Pentecostal Christianity
    (PACU, 2020-12) Moenga., Micah Onserio
    The doctrine of salvation has wrongly been construed by many African Pentecostal adherents. The problem, in particular, emanates from a misunderstanding of the doctrine of salvation as presented in the Bible. The crux of the problem lies with two critical terms: prosperity and poverty. This has elicited an endless debate among scholars, theologians, and Christians in general. At first, the debate gained its popularity in the wake of the prosperity gospel which started in America in the late nineteenth century. One school of thought overemphasizes prosperity as a sure mark of true salvation while another school emphasizes poverty as the mark of salvation. Today, the reality of this debate plays out in everyday life in African Pentecostal Christianity. It has left sincere adherents confused and unable to grasp what salvation means in raelity. While the two emphases are representative of certain aspects of salvation the extremes must be avoided in discussing the doctrine of salvation. This study is an assessment of the doctrine of salvation in African Pentecostalism. It explores the two sides of emphasis of the doctrine of salvation that has dominated African Pentecostalism; prosperity or poverty. By so doing, the study seeks to respond to the fundamental question: Is salvation representative of prosperity or poverty or both? The study responds to the question by assessing selected passages Scripture on salvation. The study will analyze those passages for their correct interpretation and application. It is hoped that in so doing the impasse which exists in discussing salvation on the narrow sense of prosperity and poverty will be resolved. Thus, the study is exegetical, biblical, and theological
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    Transformations of Christianity in Kenya: A Historical Survey
    (The International Journal Of Humanities & Social Studies, 2017-11-01) Bariu, Richard. Mutura
    Christianity in Africa came through five main trajectories. The first main trajectory was the initial evangelization of North Africa in the first seven centuries of Christ Era. The second main trajectory from Europe was through the West African coast (1420-1780). The third trajectory of missionary activity was through the East Coast of Africa (1560-1700). The fourth trajectory was through the Southern Coast of Africa (1652-1840) and the final trajectory of missionary work was during colonialism (1880-1914). This paper is a survey of transformations of Christianity in this final trajectory to date. Thus, Christianity was introduced to Kenya by European and later American missionaries in 19th and 20th centuries. Christianity was indigenized after the 1960s after most of the African states gained independence from their colonial masters. Since indigenization, Christianity has gone through various transformations. These transformations are a result of the various factors that have influenced growth of Christianity in Kenya. The main drivers of transformation of Christianity in Kenya besides conversions could be better understood by analyzing colonial and post-colonial theological framework that has influenced or been influenced by cultural, social, economic, and political agenda. This paper attempts to assess Christianity in Kenya in the following areas: (1) Growth of Christianity and its Impact during the Colonial Era, (2) Growth of Christianity and its Impact in the Post-Colonial Era, (3) Christianity’s influence on social, political and cultural dimensions, and (4) Missiological implications of Christianity’s growth in Kenya.