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Aurora Volume 103, Kate Kettelkamp (Editor)
Aurora Volume 103, Kate Kettelkamp (Editor)
Aurora-yearbook
College formerly located at Olivet, Illinois and known as Olivet University (1912-1923) Olivet College (1923-1939), Olivet Nazarene College (1940-1986), and Olivet Nazarene University (1986-Present).
East African Perspectives Of Family And Community, And How They Can Inform Western Ecclesiology, Ben Strait
East African Perspectives Of Family And Community, And How They Can Inform Western Ecclesiology, Ben Strait
M.A. in Family Ministry
East African families and communities function day-to-day as a single living organism. As one participant said, “Life is common.”[1] What he meant by that was that life is shared among the members of a community, whether biologically related relatives or those who live in close proximity with others. Throughout this research, close interaction with several native East Africans took place, and insights were made into how this view of communal living works itself out in daily life.
[1]. Yusufo, interview by author, Grand Rapids, March 31, 2014.