A 2014 University of Nairobi study by the Department of Sociology found that only 9.2 per cent of urban families ever have a family meal together in a week — fathers are the worse culprits for missing the family dinner, followed by their teenage children. Women, though fairing better, were found to often miss out … Continue reading
Our biggest issue yet. Packed with quality content from African writers. Rethinking marriage, family, singleness, relationships, life and ministry in light of the gospel of the crucified and risen King. Continue reading
Steve Rasmussen is Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Studies at NEGST-AIU. He writes in Conversation Magazine of his very personal interest in the intersection of suffering, witchcraft and Christian mission: Before I moved with my family to Northwestern Tanzania 20 years ago, we were quite healthy. I had written research papers on demons and powers in the Bible, but I … Continue reading
With warnings of a cataclysmic El Niño event rife on Kenyan social media, CM adds a few comments and links to the conversation: First, the official Kenyan Meteorological Department advisory. Contrary to some media reporting: It does not predict an El Niño impact in September but in October to December. (Though there was earlier reporting of a general … Continue reading
I’ve often wondered how postmodernism in East Africa differs from Western postmodernism. Wanyeki Mahiaini, former minister for training at All Souls Langham Place, London has carefully studied both cultures and gives a very insightful answer: The picture in Africa is a lot more complex [than in the West] because Africa is one of those places where anything you … Continue reading
Chris Howles teaches at Uganda Martyrs Seminary, Namugongo, blogs at Namugongo Life and has written for the Postmodernity Issue of Conversation Magazine. He detects a latent threat to the East African church: These are difficult times indeed for Western Christians who rightly seek to proclaim that God is real, objective, universal and all encompassing. And yet, having moved in 2011 … Continue reading
Chris Howles started a conversation about the concept of justice in East Africa and lots of questions emerged from the discussion: How is it that often the public is content for war criminals and officials involved in massive corruption to walk away unpunished and yet suspected petty thieves are often lynched on the street? Is the communal … Continue reading
At Conversation Magazine we want to keep you abreast of all the latest events, conferences and initiatives promoting gospel ministry in our context so it is a pleasure to pass on this invitation from friends at Emmanuel Baptist Church and the East African Baptist School of Theology to an upcoming Spiritual Leadership Conference with a … Continue reading
The signing into law the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014 by Uganda’s president last month has stirred a lot of debate and often generated more heat than light. But there is some very helpful material being written on these issues: Chris Howles, ‘Homophobia in Uganda: Is Christianity the problem or the solution?’, Namugongoife, Dec. 2013. Sam Allberry, … Continue reading
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