| dc.description.abstract | This study exammes the challenges of Akamba single mothers in reference to parenting the boy child in the light of Christian Complementary Feminism as a case
study of Mwala District in Machakos County. The study is both anthropological and theological: Anthropological as it investigates the role and meaning of Akamba traditional rites of birth, naming, initiation, marriage and death through oral and written sources; theological as it examines the nature of Christian Complementary Feminism, the Christian Doctrine and theologians' reflections on and about family and parenting, Inculturating the Church doctrine on family and parenting using Akamba religio-cultural values through Christian Complementary Feminism for single mothers and the above Church doctrines for a fruitful boy child parenting and the resulting consequences.
The main goal of the study is to investigate and elaborate the challenges of Akamba single mothers in reference to parenting the boy child in the light of Christian
Complementary Feminism, the Christian doctrine and theologians' reflections on and about family and parenting. This will be realized through the following six-fold specific objectives namely: To discuss the Christian Complementary Feminism as among the tools for the study; To investigate the challenges of Akamba single mothers in reference to parenting the boy child in the light of Christian Complementary Feminism in Mwala District, Machakos County; To peruse the
Christian doctrine and theologians' reflections on and about family and parenting; To provide an effort in Inculturating the Church doctrine on family and parenting using Akamba religio-cultural values through Christian Complementary Feminism for single mothers' fruitful the boy child parenting; To suggest ways of integrating the Akamba traditional family values with Christian Complementary Feminism in addressing the challenges of Akamba single mothers in reference to the boy child; and To spell out the implications of the study and emerging recommendations useful for assisting Akamba single mothers to productively confront the challenges they encounter in parenting the boy child.
The main hypothesis of the study is that a serious investigation and elaboration of the challenges the Akamba single mothers encounter in reference to parenting the boy child in the light of Christian Complementary Feminism and the Christian doctrine and theologians' reflections on and about family and parenting assists such mothers a great deal in parenting more fruitfully. This will be realized through the following specific hypotheses: Christian Complementary Feminism is among the crucial tools for investigating the challenges of Akamba single mothers in reference to parenting the boy child; An investigation of the challenges of Akamba single mothers in reference to parenting the boy child in the light of Christian Complementary Feminism in Mwala District, Machakos County ensures family solidarity despite the stumbling blocks single mothers encounter in parenting the boy child; A critical perusal of the Christian doctrine and theologians' reflections on and about family and parenting provides a strong stance towards solving the problems single mothers encounter in parenting the boy child; There are invaluable implications and emerging recommendations that can be drawn from the study which are useful for assisting Akamba single mothers to productively .confront the challenges they encounter in parenting the boy child.
background to the study thus giving the required setting; Chapter Two which discusses the Christian Complementary Feminism which is of immense importance
for the study; Chapter Three which investigates the challenges of Akamba single mothers in reference to parenting the boy child in the light of Christian
Complementary Feminism in Mwala District, Machakos County; Chapter Four which peruses the Christian doctrine and theologians' reflections on and about family and parenting; Chapter Five which provides an effort in Inculturating the Church doctrine on family and parenting using Akamba religio-cultural values through Christian Complementary Feminism for single mothers' fruitful parenting of the boy child; Chapter Six which summarizes and spells out the implications of the study; and Chapter Seven draws out the emerging recommendations and the conclusion thereby. The study then ends with a list of bibliographical documentations and four itemized appendixes. | en_US |
