PUBLICATIONS

Books:

(With Elias O. Opongo, SJ) Faith Doing Justice: A Manual for Social Analysis, Catholic Social Teachings and Social Justice (Nairobi: Kenya, Paulines Publications Africa, 2007).

Le SIDA interpelle le monde chrétien: Nouvelle maniere d’être l’Eglise en temps de VIH (Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Les Editions du CERAP, 2006); The Church Has AIDS: New Ways of BeingChurch in the Time of HIV/AIDS.

From Crisis to Kairos: A Critical Theology of the Mission of the Church in the Time of HIV/AIDS, Refugees and Poverty (Nairobi: Kenya, Paulines Publications Africa, 2005).

The Church as Family: African Ecclesiology in Its Social Context (Nairobi, Kenya: Paulines Publications Africa, 2000).

(Co-editor) What Happened at the African Synod? (Nairobi, Kenya: Paulines Publications Africa, 1995).

Articles:

‘AMECEA’s Response to the Challenges of HIV/AIDS: Developing an Evidence-Based Theological and Pastoral Strategy,’ JCTR BULLETIN 68 (Second Quarter 2006): 14 – 17.

‘Michael Czerny, SJ, (ed.), AIDS and the Church in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya: Paulines Publications Africa, 2005, 88pp’ (Book Review), Africa Yetu (Forthcoming).

‘Sexuality Brewed in an African Pot: A Personal Account of Paths of Sexual Maturation in Africa’, Human Development, Volume 26, 4 (Winter 2005): 7 – 11.

‘Spotting the Chick: An Essay on Formation in the Context of Church as Family’, Afrika Yetu, no. 7 (December 2004): 23 – 34.

‘On Fire and desire: Some Aspects of Ignatian Spirituality for Our Times’, Africa Yetu, no. 5 (December 2003): 55 – 64.

‘Liturgy in Africa’, Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 2003.

‘Challenges Confronting the Church in the 21st Century’, Hekima Review, no. 26 (December, 2001): 71 – 76.

‘Leadership and Ministry in the Church as Family’, Studia Missionalia, no. 49 (2000): 295 – 313.

‘The Idea of the Kingdom of God in African Theology’, Studia Missionalia, no. 46 (1997): 327 – 357.

‘Religion and Politics in Nigeria from 1841-1845: An Essay on Church-State Relationship’, Hekima Review, no. 18 (December 1997): 60 – 72.

‘Leadership and Ministry in the Church as Family: An Essay on Alternative Models’, Hekima Review, no. 17 (June 1997): 7 – 18.

‘Perspectives and Trends in Contemporary African Ecclesiology’, Studia Missionalia, no. 45 (1996): 267 – 281.

‘Ken Saro-Wiwa: Homage to a Prophet’, Hekima Review, no. 15 (1996): 77 – 79.

‘The Legacies of the Reformation for Christian Unity: The Church One and Universal’, Hekima Review, no. 15 (1996): 69 – 73.

‘Reassessing Canonical Attitudes Towards African Marriage Practices Based on a Study of the African Synod’, Hekima Review, no. 14 (January 1996): 9 – 18.

‘A Church in Dialogue as the Family of God’ in Cecil McGarry et al. What Happened at the African Synod? (Nairobi, Kenya: Paulines Publications Africa, 1995): 33 – 50.

‘Christ-Our-Guest: A Liturgical Adaptation of Guest Christology’, Hekima Review, no. 12 (January 1995): 28 – 39.

‘The Quest for an African Christ: An Essay on Contemporary African Christology’, Hekima Review, no. 11 (September 1994): 75 – 99.

CONFERENCES

Ecumenical Symposium of Eastern African Theologians. ESEAT. Eldoret, Kenya. 28 – 31 March, 2007 (Paper: ‘The Future of Ecclesiology in Africa: A Review of The Church in African Christianity’).

Ignatian Family Encounter/World Social Forum. 17 – 20 January, 2007 (Paper: ‘Doing Catholic Social Teaching and Making Peace in Africa: A Theological Perspective’).

Ethical Responsibilities Toward Forced Migrants as a Framework for Advocacy (Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice). Nairobi, Kenya, 12 – 15, October, 2006 (Paper: ‘Key Ethical Issues in the Practices and Policies of Refugee-Serving NGOs and Churches’).

First Cross-Cultural Conference for Catholic Theological Ethicists: ‘Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church’. Padua, Italy, 8 – 11, July, 2006 (Paper: ‘Ethics of HIV/AIDS Prevention: Paradigms of a New Discourse from an African Perspective’).

Ecumenical Symposium of Eastern African Theologians: ‘Urban Ministry in Africa’. ESEAT. Eldoret, Kenya, 29 March – April 2, 2006 (Paper: “'This is Our Home’: Insertion Religious Communities in Urban Slums as a Framework for a New Understanding of Ecclesial Ministries”).

Theological Challenges of HIV/AIDS to AMECEA Region: ‘Developing Integrated Approach in Fighting Against HIV/AIDS for Deeper Evangelization’. Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Nairobi, Kenya, 1 – 3, March, 2006 (Paper: ‘AMECEA’s Response to the Challenges of HIV/AIDS: Developing an Evidence-based Theological and Pastoral Strategy’).

Seminar on Ecumenism: ‘Promoting Christian Unity in Africa Today’. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Rome, in collaboration with Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Nairobi, Kenya, 3 – 9, July, 2005.

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