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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL FAITH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

 

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Please note that those texts marked with ↑ and an ISBN No. behind have appeared in print and are available for public purchase from almost any bookshop anywhere in the world. They also may be ordered directly from the Viademica Publishers site directly. We will publish research theses submitted by our students as they become available and as we have the financial mean to do so. Only theses with exceptional content will be considered for publication in print and are available for public purchase.

 

On this page, we will publish Research Papers and Teaching Handouts written by our staff and students.  This page will be updated from time to time with new materials as they become available. We invite anyone interested to download them for free but request that you respect the copyrights we have on these materials.

2012

Girmachew, Lakew Yegezu: “Christian Education”, Doctoral Thesis

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Kago, Anthony Gichia: “Christian Divorce and How It Affects Christian Families”, Doctoral Thesis

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  Ambuchi, Musa Ferrati: “Teenagers’ Engagement in Pre-Marital Sex”, Doctoral Thesis

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2011

 

  Olieba, Leonard Lumumba: “Sex and Sanity”, Master Thesis

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   Guthinji, Michael Maina: “Overcoming Divorce in Christian Marriages from a Biblical Perspective”, Master Thesis

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   Kitavi, Gideon Mbithi: “Suffering in a Biblical Perspective”, Master Thesis

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    Woldegebreal, Bezabih Damtie: “Faith Issues in Islam and Christianity Compared”, Doctoral Dissertation

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    Maina, Mary Wothaya:  “Drug and Drug Abuse and Their Effects on Christianity in Kenya”, Master Thesis

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   Njiia, Reuben Njuguna: ”The Work of Christian Missionaries in Kenya (1895 – 1953)”, Master Thesis

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     Yankey, Albert Kwame: “The Use of Communicative Language Teaching To Enhance The Speaking Ability of English Language Learners in Ghana”, Master Thesis

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      Muiu, Esther Katete Mutia: “Eschatology: A Progressive Process”, Doctoral Dissertation

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      Nyota, Zephaniah Maina: “Jerusalem, the City of God”, Doctoral Dissertation

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2010

        Kimani, Anne Wanjiru: “Discipleship”, Master Thesis in Christian Education

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      Njihia, Nahashon Njihia: “Spiritual Leadership in Contemporary Christianity”, Doctoral Dissertation

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        Nabwayo, Joram Philip Ommani: “Creation, Evolution and Biblical Theology”, Doctoral Dissertation

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        Murage, James Kariuki: “The Cause of Grief In A Person And The Importance of Counselling”, Doctoral Dissertation

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       Kuria, Paul Kamau: “The Obstacles to Christian Education”, Master Thesis

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       Kuria, Tabitha Muthoni: “Reflective and Effective Christian Teaching”, Master Thesis

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       Kareithi, Ann W.: “Salient Doctrines Into Adulthood. A Teen’s Christian Guide”, Master Thesis

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       Moshi, Easter Mumbi: ”Spiruitual Worshi and Prayers”, Master Thesis

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     Ngunyangi, Joseph Kiama: “Relevant Tents of Managing Grief”, Master Thesis

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     Kareithi, Maxwell Gitonga: “Salient Doctrines of a Christian Home”, Master Thesis

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       Kimanzi, Joshua Mbuu: “The Role of Counselling in Kenyan Learning Institutions”, Master Thesis

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       Maina, Frederick: “Preparation For Leadership”, Master Thesis

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        Ambuchi, Musa: “Children Rebelling Against Their Parents’ Religion”, Master Thesis

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        Okari, Lukas Momanyi: “Caring For Those in Prison: Biblical Perspective”, Master Thesis

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       Muga, Jerusha A.: “What the Bible Says About Divorce“, Master Thesis

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       Alci, Servet Nevzat: “Islam und Christentum. Eine vergleichende Studie aus adventistischer Sicht”, Doctoral Dissertation

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       Karanja, Joseph Kinyanjui:  “Marriage Institution Threatening To Disintegrate Crisis”, Doctoral Dissertation

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       Lakew, Girmachew Yegezu:  “History of Ethiopia and the Church”, Doctoral Dissertation

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        Schmidt, Muhammad W. G. A.:  Daodejing. A New Translation of the Ancient Chinese Daoist Classic”. With the translation of original Chinese text, the original Chine-

          se text itself, exhaustive annotations on the text, and a spiritual commentary. Viademic, Berlin 2010. (in German).

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        Anyenda, Stephen Gathongo: “Mission For Church Growth: An Approach To Effective Evangelism For Quality Church Growth and Development. A Case Study of

          Evangelism in the Rabai Community in the Coastal Province of Kenya”, Master Thesis

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          [This Thesis was awarded the general mark B+ by the competent thesis supervisors at IFTS; however, then student could not be graduated due to formal problems

          with his entry credentials submitted for enrolment in the Master Program of  IFTS]

        Ongunya, Maurice Ochieng: “Christian Counselling in Marriage and Family Changes. A Contemporary Approach For Effective Counselling”, Master Thesis.

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       Lundo, Samuel Sila: “Christianising the African”, Doctoral Dissertation

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     Muga, Jerusha Atieno: “Child Sexual Abuse in Christian Families”, Bachelor in Christian Education Graduation paper

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     Olieba, Leonard Lumumba: “A Basic Introduction To African Traditional Religion“, B. Th. Graduation paper

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        Schmidt, Muhammad W. G.A.: “Elementare Sartzmuster der chinesischen Umgangssprache. Eine Einführung in die chinesische Grammatik für Lern-

          Anfänger“ (Basic Sentence Patterns of Colloquial Chinese. An Introduction to Chinese Grammar for Beginning Learners of Chinese“, in German),

          Textbook

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       Gicharu, Daniel Kamau: “Ministry to Prisoners in A Pastoral Perspective”, Doctoral Dissertation

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2009

         Bista, Krishna: “An Application of Cooperative Learning To Teach English As A Foreign/Second Language in Nepal”, Master Thesis

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       Songok, Jeremiah Kipchumba: “Cohabitation and Its Implication to The Church Leadership”, Master Thesis

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       Kago, Anthony Gichia: “A Study on Lunch Hour Meetings and How They Affect the People in the City of Nairobi, Kenya”, Master Thesis

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         Warui, Edward Ndugu: “Adverse Effects of Kikuyu Traditions to Christian Marriages”, Master Thesis

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       Nyota, Zephania Maina: “Abraham – A Man of Faith”, Master Thesis

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       Maingi, Esther Kabura: “Knowing God”, Master Thesis

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         Gikwa, Joseph Waweru: “Principles of Leadership in the Contemporary World”, Doctoral Dissertation

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         Kilioba, Joseph Mophat: “Developing Leaders in the Local Church”, Doctoral Dissertation

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         Muiu, Esther Katete Mutia: “Cross-Cultural Religious Interaction of the Kamba Community in the 21st Century”, Doctoral Dissertation

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         Schmidt, Muhammad W. G. A.: “Introduction To Theological Studies. Vol. II. Theological Essays and Lectures and Courses in Ministry and Worship,

           Homiletics, and Islam and Christianity”, Viademica Publishers, Berlin 2009c (Collection of Lecture Transcripts and Research Papers)

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         Schmidt, Muhammad W. G. A.: “Introduction To Theological Studies, Vol. I. Lectures and Courses in Old and New Testament, New Testament Theolo-

           gy, Church History and Comparative Religion”, Viademica Publishers, Berlin 2009b (Collection of Lecture Transcripts and Research Papers)

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         Schmidt, Muhammad W.G.A.: “Introduction to the Study of Biblical Languages”, Viademica Publishers, Berlin 2009a (Lecture Transcripts from acade-

           mic courses taught)

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         Mwaura, Peter: “Building A Long-Lasting Marriage Relationship”, Doctoral Dissertation in Christian Counselling

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         Warwathe, Samuel Thinguri: “Church History from An African Perspective With Special Focus on Southern Kenya (1890-1940)”

           Doctoral Dissertation in Theology, Focus Area Church History

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         Musyoka, Jackson Mbondo: “African Traditional Religion”, Doctoral Dissertation in Theology

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         Wangai, Fredrick Kimani: “The Marriage Institution”, Doctoral Dissertation in Christian Counselling

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      Kalu, Chukwudi Okechukwu, “Problems Encountered by Igbo Learners and Teachers of English As A Second Language”, Master Thesis

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        Mithamo, Andrew Nyagah: “Philosophical Aspects of Christian Leadership”, Doctoral Dissertation

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* Ongunya, Maurice Ochieng:  “Christian Education in Children’s School. An Approach to Contemporary Challenges of Children’s Christian Education in the Slum Churches in Nairobi”, Master Thesis in Christian Education

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* Kitambala, Assumani: “A Morpho-Semantic Analysis of the Verb System in Business English Acquisition With Reference to Bantu Speakers”, Doctoral Dissertation

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2008

 

*  Demo, Mary Angasia Ondiaka: “The Coming of Christianity into Luhya Land”, Doctoral Dissertation

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*  Forestal, Jean Edrik: “ Le Pasteur Haitien dans Son Ministere. Une etude psychosociologique du pastorat dans la zone metropolitaine de Port-au-Prince”, Doctoral Disssertation (French)

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*  Mburu, HarrisonKirui: “Christianity As A Means of Change in Kikuyu Land”, Doctoral Dissertation (Th. D.), July 2008

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*  Nyabuti, Stanley Orina: “ The Christian Role in the World”, Master Thesis for a Master in Theology, June 2008.

*  Wachika, Mary Wangechi: “Parenting God´s Way”, Master Thesis for a Master in Christian Counselling, June 2008.

*  Gicharu, Daniel Kamau: “Where is Your Faith?”, Master Thesis for a Master Degree in Theology, June 2008.

*  Ngujiri, Peter Mathenge: “Effective Christian Discipline in the Contemporary World”, Master Thesis for a Master Degree in Theology, June 2008.

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*  Muiu, Esther Katete: “Why Christ Had To Die”, Master Thesis for a Master Degree in Theology, June 2008.

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Adhikari, Bidhya: “A Syntactic Contrastive Study of Sherpa and English with Occasional Reference To Nepali and Hindi and a Brief Sherpa-English Dictionary. Data Interpretation based on a linguistic Fieldwork Research Project”, Doctoral Dissertation, April 2008.

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2004 - 2007

 

 

        Tan Swee Bo: “Establishing the Status of Singapore Colloquial English (SCE) in View of the Singapore Government’s

           Anti-SCE policy”, Master Thesis in Christian Education, Focus Area Applied Linguistics (Teaching English As A

           Second Language

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        Simiyu, Michael Wakhungu: “The Concept of Repentance in African Traditional Religion Compared With Christianity”,

          Master Thesis in Theology,  Download  (566 KB)

*  Schmidt, Muhammad Wolfgang G.A.: “SATAN – Concept and Image in Christian and Non-Christian Religions” (German original title: “SATAN – Idee and Vorstellungswelten im Spiegel der Religionen. Versuch einer Annäherung aus religionswissenschaftlicher Sicht”), Pre-release version of a Research paper officially to be published in a journal in June 2007, online version released in March 2007

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*  Ngugi, Michael Wainana: “Impact of Christianity Among the Kikuyu People. A Study of Kikuyu People Religion and Belief”, Doctoral Dissertation, January 2007

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*  Ofosuhene, Kwame Godwin: “Comparing the Concept of Spirit and Soul in the Traditional Religion of the Akan and Ewe Tribes to that of the Bible”, Doctoral Dissertation, November 2006

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         Muthoka, Peter Silleter: “Akamba Theology Compared to Christian Theology”, Doctoral Dissertation, August 2006

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         Kalekye, Patricia Kithuka: “Traditional Religion and Customs and the Impact of Christian Mission on the Akamba 

          Tribal Community in Kenya”, Doctoral Dissertation, August 2006  ↑ to appear in print soon, forthcoming.

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         Ofosuhene, Godwin Kwame: “The Concept of God in the Traditional Religion of the Akan and Ewe Ethnic Groups As

          Compared to the Bible”, Master Thesis, July 2006 (“With Disctinction”) ↑ ISBN: 3-937494-34-0

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        Ondego, Joseph Odongo: “African Luo Ethnic Traditional Religion and Bible Translation, Doctoral Dissertation,

          June 2006  ↑ ISBN: 3-937493-33-3

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        Riany, Robert M. O.: “On Bible Translation Into Luo Language”, Doctoral Dissertation, Subject Area Bible Translation”,

          May 2006  ↑ ISBN: 3-937493-32-6

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        MOGAMBI, ERNEST ACHUTI: “Missions and Evangelism in Kenya and its Impacts on the Abagusii of Western Kenya in

          1909 – 1963”, Ph. D. Dissertation in the Focus Area History of Christian Missions, September 2005

         ↑ ISBN: 3-937493-26-X

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        FRENCH, TARENCE WADE: “CULTURAL VALUES AND RELIGION“, Doctoral Dissertation, 2005

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        RUBONEKA, Elijah Muntukone: “Contextualization and Syncreticism in Africa”, Doctoral Dissertation, May 2005

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        KIBIKU, PETER MBUGUA: “CHRISTIAN WORSHIP IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT”, Doctoral Dissertation, 2005

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*  NKURUNZIZA, JEAN DE  LA PAIX: “SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN THE DOCTRINES OF FAITH BETWEEN ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY”, A COMPARATIVE STUDY, DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, 2005

     ISBN: 3-937493-30-2

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*  KITAMBALA, ASSUMANI: “THE CONCEPT OF DISCIPLESHIP IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND THE NEW TESTAMENT”, DOCTORAL THESIS, 2005   ↑ ISBN: 3-937493-31-9

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     ·  macharia, Fred Maina: “Tracing jesus in the bible and in the holy qur’an”.

         A comparative study, Doctoral dissertation, 2004   ↑ ISBN: 3-932756-93-2

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*  macharia, fred maina: “understanding islam”, teaching handout, 2004.

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*  mboka, jean-claude mwinyi: “Worship”, teaching handout, 20004

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*  mboka, jean-claude mwinyi: “disciples”, teaching handout, 2004

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*  MBOKA, CLAUDE MWINYI: “TRanslating the Bible into KIbangubangU. Preliminary sociocultural and linguistic studies and translation problems”, Doctoral Thesis in bible translation, graduated from IFTS in February 2005.   ↑ ISBN: 3-937494-24-3

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OEHL, Heinz: “Kommentar zu einigen ausgewählten Suren und Versen des Heiligen Qur´an“ (German)

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schmidt, muhammad wolfgang g. a.:  “on Bible translation into african languages”, lecture transcript, 2003

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