Panel: RELIGION AND TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA: A MULTIFACETED PERSPECTIVE



458.1 - WHAT WAS AND WHAT IS, AFRICAN INDIGENOUS VALUES, SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES VERSUS CHRISTIANITY

AUTHORS:
Getui M. (Catholic University of Eastern Africa ~ Nairobi ~ Kenya)
Text:
African indigenous communities had values, systems and structures that governed day to day operations.  With the introduction and establishment of Christianity in the continent, these values, systems and structures have taken new dimensions, a testimony that religion contributes towards societal transformation.  The discussion focuses on this transformation on among other institutions, education and health.