School of Theology

Hekima School of Theology is a formation community which was founded and is maintained by the Major Superiors of the Society of Jesus in Africa and Madagascar. Its central aim and purpose was to provide a first theological formation at University level for Jesuit students preparing for priesthood. Hekima College has been recognised as a Constituent College of The Catholic University of Eastern Africa in the University Charter. Relations between the College and the University are established by the terms of the Constituent Colleges Convention, dated 10th June 1993.

Besides the central aim and purpose of providing courses in theology for the members of the Society of Jesus, the College was to "offer formation for men and women seeking to take their place in the evangelizing mission of the Church, be they religious or lay people." The three year Programme of Theology satisfies the requirement for the Degree of Bachelor in Theology as set down in the Apostolic Constitution of Pope John Paul II, Sapientia Christiana, as well as the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Theology of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa

A. Core courses:

1. Sacred Scripture

2. Systematic Theology

3. Fundamental Theology

4. Moral Theology

5. Pastoral Theology

6. Cultural Studies

7. Biblical Languages

8. Church History

9. Church Law

B. Electives:

1. Counseling Relationship

2. HIV/AIDS, our people and our Church

3. Ethics of International Development

4. Theology of Vatican II

5. Introduction to Islam

6. Biblical Greek II

7. How to become an effective counsellor

8. Small Christian Communities as a new model of Church in Africa Today

C. Seminars

1. Medical Ethics

2. Christology I

3. Liberation Theology

4. Ethical responsibility towards people living with HIV/AIDS

5. Christology II

6. Social Analysis

7. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola their Meaning and Dynamic.

8. Introduction to Feminist Theology

9. Reading Jean-Marc Ela

Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations

The Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations fulfils this mission with a vivid concern for all matters related to integral human, social, cultural and spiritual development within the Church and in the civil society. In line with the Jesuit tradition of education, it expects and demands academic excellence for its teachers and students in view of the leadership they are called to exercise for the well-being of each human being and for the building of a just human society. In wisdom we search for Truth, and with integrity and freedom we live by its Spirit.

A. Core courses:

1. Theory of Conflict

2. International Relations

3. African Culture and Conflict

4. International Security

5. Conflict Management

6. Regional Integration, Globalization, and Peace

7. Social Science Research Methods and Statistics

8. Ethics of War and Peacemaking

9. Theology of Peace-Building

10. International Economics

11. Reasearch Project

B. Electives:

1. Disaster Management

2. Environment and Regional Peace

3. Diplomacy

4. International Organisations

5. Human Rights Law

6. International Peacekeeping Missions

7. International Humanitarian Law

8. Inter-African International Relations

9. Refugees, International Law, and Politics in Africa

10. Diplomacy

11. Methodologies of Peace-Building