TOPICS IN FUTURE ISSUES

The following themes are planned for the four issues to be published in 2002. If any of our readers would wish to contribute to the issues below please contact the editor prior to sending in an article.

Volume 17, no. 1 (February/March 2002)

Religion and Violence
If all religions teach peace and love of neighbour, then why do we find so much fanaticism, a spirit of revenge and of outright violence among people who profess to be religious? We will try and find at least some tentative answers to these questions and plan to treat topics such as:

The violent answer: are scriptures to blame? - Teachings on peace vs. histories of violence in Christianity and Islam; the concept of forgiveness vs. retribution in Christianity and Islam; Development in the teaching on violence, e.g. OT vs. NT in Christianity; Religious organisations dedicated to ending violence and promoting dialogue: WCRP, WCC, etc.

Volume 17, no. 2 (May/June 2002)

Constitution making - an opportunity for nation building
In this issue we hope to give a short history of constitution making, to make some comparisons of recent initiatives in this area in Africa, to discuss the question of constitutional amendments, as well as to ask pertinent questions about the relation between constitutions and the upholding of human rights.

Volume 17, no. 3 (August/September 2002)

Human resources: our greatest asset?
In comparison to other African countries, Kenya has a large reservoir of trained manpower. The question we wish to ask in this issue is: Are we making optimum use of this reservoir? Under this theme we plan to discuss such questions as: Does Kenya have an employment problem? Why do we have to recruit managerial talent outside the country? Exploiting human resources to the maximum: the role of professional societies; Creation of employment through modern means of communication: its ethical challenges; The human resources factor in social responsibility.

Volume 17, no. 4 (November/December 2002)
Spiritual journeys

Kenyans are, to all appearances, a religious people. Compared to the Western world, a majority of Kenyans seek comfort and solace in religion. However, if religion is to be more than a habit or an escape mechanism, people need to give thought to the question of what their religion really means to them. In this issue we wish to share with our readers the spiritual journeys of people coming from various religious backgrounds.

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