Applied ethics in religion and culture : contextual and global challenges / Jesse N.K. Mugambi and David W. Lutz, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mugambi, J. N. Kanyua.

Lutz, David W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied ethics.

Applied ethics--Religious aspects.

Globalization--Moral and ethical aspects.

Globalization.

Religious ethics.

Religious ethics--Africa.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xi, 211 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Nairobi, Kenya : Action Publishers, 2012.

Contents:

Care and compassion: sharing values in the African context / Group report

2. Justice, participation and sustainability as pre-requisites for peaceful coexistence / Jesse N.K. Mugambi

3. The core of African traditional values / David M. Maillu

4. Elderhood as African oracle among the Agikuyu people / Harold F. Miller

5. The role of missionary religions in global ethics / Paul Mwangi

t. The ethics of technology, culture and environment / David J. Ndegwa and Otto J. Kroesen

7. Colonial policy towards Muslim personal law in Kenya and post-colonial court practice / Abdulkarir Hashim

8. Ethical challenges of international research in Africa / Eunice K. Kamaara and Anne W. Njoroge

9. Implications of social contract theory for women in Africa / Loreen Maseno

10. Catholic tradition and the globalisation of Democracy / David W. Lutz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789966888181

9966888187

OCLC:

824796647