Penetration of christianity into the akamba traditional family
Abstract
This study is about the penetration o
Christianity into the Akamba traditional family.
It examines the teaching of three church
organizations and their approach towards the
Akamba traditional beliefs and values
Christianity was first brought to Ukambani
in 1849by Dr. J. L. Krapf. a Lutheran missionary
who was sent out to Africa by the Church
Missionary Society. This study then , is to
investigate the way in which Christianity was
presented to the Akamba people and their reactions
to it. It is to be noted that the Akamba people
had their own beliefs and values. In order to
win the Akamba people to the new religion, the
missionaries were to make their way through the
Akamba religious beliefs. Tn first formidable
problem which faced the missionary Christianity
was the Akamba traditional religious beliefs. - The approach of the missionaries towards the
Akamba culture and the methods used in preaching
- Christianity to the akamba became crucial in its
degree of penetration