Traditional marriage education among the Kipsigis of Kenya with application to local church ministry in urban Africa

The Church in urban Africa is seeing an increase in marriages and homes experiencing disruption due to divorce. In a bid to forward discussion on marriage issues, the church has developed material on premarital education. However, much of this material has been adapted from the West. The contributio...

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Authors: Rotich, Cathleen Chepkorir (Author) ; Starcher, Richard L. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2016]
In: Mission studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-65
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Kipsigi / Marriage / Preparation of
RelBib Classification:KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NCF Sexual ethics
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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