Forty years of theo-mission education in Eastern Africa: The case of St. Andrew's Kabare, Kenya (1977-2017)

The article seeks to explore the intrigues behind the establishment of St Andrew's College of Theology and Development in Eastern Africa, at the Kabare Hill of Kenya, from May 1977. How does the legacy of the pioneer European missionaries to Eastern Africa (I refer to Krapf, Hannington, Tucker,...

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Published in:Stellenbosch theological journal
Main Author: Gathogo, Julius Mutugi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Stellenbosch University [2017]
In: Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 403-422
IxTheo Classification:FB Theological education
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B mission histories in Eastern Africa
B theological education in Kenya
B holistic education
B Theo-mission studies
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Summary:The article seeks to explore the intrigues behind the establishment of St Andrew's College of Theology and Development in Eastern Africa, at the Kabare Hill of Kenya, from May 1977. How does the legacy of the pioneer European missionaries to Eastern Africa (I refer to Krapf, Hannington, Tucker, Parker, McGregor, Crawford, Beecher among others) contribute to the current state of affairs in mission education and the establishment of St. Andrew's College in particular? The materials in this article are largely gathered through extensive reading of relevant literature, face-to-face interviews, oral sources and archival sources. The article coincides with the 40th anniversary celebration of St Andrew's College, Kabare - that began in 1977 as an institute for mission and evangelism. Through showcasing St Andrew's, the article has methodologically revisited the 19th and 20th European missionary legacy that inspired the current growth of the church in Eastern Africa. In turn, it has established that despite the gains so far made, there is still room in authenticating theological education in Eastern Africa and the rest of the tropical Africa.
ISSN:2413-9467
Contains:Enthalten in: Stellenbosch theological journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17570/stj.2017.v3n2.a18