Mutira Mission : an African church comes of age in Kirinyaga, Kenya, 1912-2012 / Julius Gathogo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gathogo, Julius.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mutira Mission.

Anglican Communion--Kenya--History.

Anglican Communion.

Kenya--Church history.

Kenya.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Place of Publication:

Limuru, Kenya : Zapf Chancery, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents ""; ""Introduction. Centenary Theme: “Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet� ""; ""CHAPTER ONE - Kirinyaga County ""; ""Introduction""; ""Climate and Agriculture""; ""Corruption as a Challenge""; ""The Ndia People""; ""The Human Nature of Ndia People""; ""Is There Hope?""; ""CHAPTER TWO - Mutira Anglican Mission (1912-2012) ""; ""Introduction""; ""Rev. McGregor: St Paul of Central Kenya?""; ""Brandon Laight Becomes the First Clergy at Mutira""; ""Bishop Alfred R. Tucker Makes the First Step""

""Mutira Centre Before 1911""""Mutira: The London of Kirinyaga?""; ""Rev. Herbert Butcher Arrives as the Second Priest""; ""Butcher Becomes a �Rainmaker�""; ""Butcher Becomes the First Clergy to Baptise""; ""Baptism: Memorizing, Questions and Answer Format""; ""Baptism as �Second Birth�""; ""The Final list of Baptismal Candidates""; ""First Confirmations at Mutira Mission Centre""; ""Rev. Hillard (Gikubia) Arrives as the Third Clergy""; ""Mutira Without Resident European Missionaries (1929- )""; ""Consecration of Emmanuel Church Mutira""; ""Mutira Out-Centres (1930 - 1970)""

""Some Setbacks: The Case of Kiburu Church""""Mutira Mission During the Mau Mau War""; ""Mutira: 1981-2010""; ""CHAPTER THREE - The Pioneer African Clergy""; ""Introduction""; ""The Pioneer African Clergy""; ""Rev. Canon Johana Njumbi (1886-1991)""; ""Rev. Paul Kibuti (1918 � 1996)""; ""Rev. Canon Jason Minja Mwai (1928-2008)""; ""Ven Canon Joseph Mwangi Ngooro (1926 - )""; ""Rev. Canon Emeritus Joseph Kangangi Mwanake (1930-2010) ""; ""Rev. Amos Karani (1941- )""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - Most Rev. Dr. David Mukuba Gitari ""; ""Introduction""; ""Birth and Naming""; ""Gitari�s Early Life""

""Gitari�s Ancestry""""Gitari�s Marriage, Ordination, and Schooling""; ""Gitari and Ecumenical Bodies""; ""Some of Gitari�s Achievements as a Bishop""; ""Some of Gitari�s Achievements as an Archbishop""; ""Gitari after Retirement""; ""Gitari�s Working Methodologies""; ""Relevance and Critique of Gitari-ism""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - Some Post Independence Clergy with Mutira Roots ""; ""Introduction""; ""Bishop Daniel Munene Ngoru (1947 - )""; ""Rev. Japhet Miano Mutugi (1920 - )""; ""Rev. Jephthah Kiara Gathaka (1948 - )""; ""Dr. Moses M. Njoroge (1951 - )""

""Hon Rev. Mutava Musyimi (1952 - )""""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER SIX - Some Outstanding Clergywomen ""; ""Introduction""; ""Ven. Canon Mary W. Koigu""; ""Ven. Winfred Munene (1966 - )""; ""Ven. Jane Nyaguthii Mwangangi""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - Some Outstanding Lay Leaders ""; ""Introduction""; ""Thomas M. Meero (1874 - 1964)""; ""Problem with Meero�s Marriage""; ""Meero�s Death""; ""Elijah Kimani Kiongo (1875 � 1985)""; ""Lay Canon James Stanley Mathenge (1935 - )""; ""Early Graduates in Kirinyaga""; ""Early Professionals with Mutira Roots""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix One""; ""Appendix Two""

""Appendix Three""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9966-040-18-8

9966-040-17-X

1-283-63976-9

9966-040-19-6

OCLC:

905997487