Beyond Expectations in the Academic World: 17 Years of Publishing with Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae (2006–2023)

Julius Gathogo

doi:10.25159/2412-4265/16710

Authors

Julius Gathogo University of South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1223-4571

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/16710

Keywords:

East Africa, Kenya, 17 years, Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, publishing

Abstract

This research article aims to bring out the author’s 17 years of research and publications with the Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae: Journal of Church History, abbreviated as SHE, from 2006 to 2023, and to establish its impact on his socio-scholarly formation. Methodologically, this drives the researcher to acknowledge the journal’s sharpening and preparatory role that has made it possible for him to be invited as an editor of an East African journal, an external examiner in various universities, and a conference speaker in diverse forums. The methodology also includes surveying the Church History Society of Southern Africa (CHSSA)’s annual conferences whose presentations since 2007—when the author attended for the first time—have enriched his engagements with SHE. Such presentations were later published in the journal. Key events that helped the author to come into contact with the first SHE copy have also been surveyed. The Mombasa Biographical Conference of April 2024, where the author was invited as the closing speaker, is viewed as one of the journal’s impactful events. The author was invited to address the gathering after his interest in biographical research was noted through his publications in SHE since 2006. Given this, the author seeks to usher in an East African perspective by drawing from the 17 years of his active participation in SHE publications and the CHSSA conferences. The latter provides the raw material for SHE’s publications.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

References

Alexander, P. F. 2010. "The Examined Life: Alan Paton as Autobiographer," English Academy Review: A Journal of English Studies 27(2): 7-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10131752.2010.514981 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10131752.2010.514981

De Beer, E. 2006. "Arbeid en vergoeding voor 1994," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 293-319.

Burns, S., and Tengatenga, J.(eds). 2024. Anglican Theology: Postcolonial Perspectives. London: SCM Press.

Dube, A. 2006. "A History of Training Lay People for Evangelisation in the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 2146.

Duncan, G. 2006. "The Prehistory of the Federal Theological Seminary of Southern Africa: A Study in Ecumenical Ancestry," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 69-97.

Gabriel, G. K. 2021. "Christ's Seer Office in the South Sudanese Context: Exploring the Place of Prophet Ngundeng as a Receptor Lens of Understanding Christology Among the Nuer," Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS) 4(1): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v4i1.38 DOI: https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v4i1.38

Gathogo, J. 2024a. "Christian Biographies Conference in Mombasa: A Winding Up," Winding Up Speech, delivered at Mombasa Memorial Cathedral during the Mombasa Diocesan Research Conference, 25 April 2024.

Gathogo, J. 2024b. "Migrants and Martyrs in Eastern Africa: A Historical Engagement." Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 16. https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/15050 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/15050

Gathogo, Julius. 2023a. "The Use of Science and Technology Among Afro-Pentecostals: A Theo-Historical Perspective from the Kenyan Context." Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 49 (2):20. https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/12782 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/12782

Gathogo, J. 2023b. "Missionaries' Engagement with Science and Technology in the Colonial Kenya (1887-1963)," Journal of Religion in Africa 53(3-4):125. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340261 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340261

Gathogo, J.M., 2023c. "African Indigenous Knowledge Versus Western Science in the Mbeere

https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v79i1.8036

Mission of Kenya," HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 79(1): a8036.

https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v79i1.8036 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v79i1.8036

Gathogo, J. 2023d. "COVID-19 Response in Kenya, March 2020 to March 2021: A Comparative Analysis from a Historical Perspective," African Historical Review 54(1): 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/17532523.2023.2240574 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17532523.2023.2240574

Gathogo, J. 2022. "John Mbiti's Ubuntu Theology: Was it Rooted in his African Heritage?" Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 48(2): 1-22.

https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/10292 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/10292

Gathogo, J. 2021. "Latin American Liberation Theology: Does it Fit in the Schema of African Theology of Reconstruction?" Verbum et Ecclesia (42) 1:1-9. https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v42i1.2103 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v42i1.2103

Gathogo, J. 2019. "Theological Education in Tropical Africa: An Essay in Honor of Christina Landman and a Kenyan Perspective," HTS Teologiese Studies 75(1): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v75i1.5194 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v75i1.5194

Gathogo, J. 2018. "Nahashon Ngare Rukenya and the Moral Re-Armament in Kenya: The Turning Point and the Resettlement of Post-War Victims (1959-1970)," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 44(2): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/3100 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/3100

Gathogo, J. 2017. "The Continuity of Indigenous Rituals in African Ecclesiology: A Kenyan Experience from a Historical Perspective," Stellenbosch Theological Journal 3(1): 115-137. https://doi.org/10.17570/stj.2017.v3n1.a06 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17570/stj.2017.v3n1.a06

Gathogo, J. 2015. "Ecclesiastical and Political Leaderships in One Armpit:

https://doi.org/10.17159/2412-4265/2015/451 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/2412-4265/2015/451

Reconstructing the Memory of Thomas Kalume," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 41(3): 92-110.

Gathogo, J. 2015. "Francis Akanu Ibiam (1906-1995): Celebrating a Leader who had a Mission beyond the Ecclesia," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 41(1): 222-238. https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/111 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/111

Gathogo, J. 2014. "Extremist or An Inculturationist? Retrieving Milkah Muthoni's (1948-2009) Afro-Pentecostalism," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 40(1): 191-214.

Gathogo, J. 2014. "Theo-Political Dominance of Afro-Pentecostalism in the 21st Century: Lessons from the Kenyan Socio-Ecclesial Experience," US-China Law Review 11(11): 1499-1515.

Gathogo, J. 2013. "Unsung Heroes and Heroines at Mutira Mission, Kenya (1907-2012)," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 39(1): 107-127.

Gathogo, J. 2012. "Reconciliation Paradigm in the Post-Colonial Africa: A Critical Analysis," Journal of Religion and Theology 19(1): 74-91.

https://doi.org/10.1163/15743012-12341235 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15743012-12341235

Gathogo, J. 2009. "The Birth of Protestant Education in East Africa: Sampling Johannes Ludwig Krapf (1810-1881)," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 35: 167-192.

Gathogo, J. 2009. "Reading John Calvin in African Context: Any Relevance for Social Reconstruction of Africa?" Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 35(2): 219-235.

Gathogo, J. 2009. "The Reason for Studying African Religion in Post-Colonial Africa," Currents in Theology and Mission 36(2): 108-117.

Gathogo, J. 2008. "The Challenge and Reconstructive Impact of African Religion in South Africa Today," Journal of Ecumenical Studies 43(4): 577-595.

Gathogo, J. 2007. "David Gitari's Prophetic Ministry in Kenya (1986-1991)," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, South Africa 33(2): 235- 257.

Gathogo, J. 2006. "Jesse Mugambi's Dedigree: Formative Factors," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 173-205.

Gathogo, J. 2001. The Truth About African Hospitality: Is There Hope for Africa? Mombasa: Salt.

Gathogo, J. and Kaunda, C. J. 2021. "Isabel Phiri on Religion and Well-being in Africa" in Religion, Gender, and Wellbeing in Africa edited by Chammah J. Kaunda, 239-246. Mombasa: Rowman & Littlefield.

Gillmer, J.G. 2006. "Ontstaan en ontwikkeling van Welkom met verwysing na die Afrikaanssprekende Gereformeerde Kerke se vroee rol," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 32(2): 99-119.

Hale, F. 2006. "The 'Battle of Rorke's Drift' from a Swedish Missionary Perspective," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 47-68.

Kamau, J. 2023. "The Mungai, Waiyaki Fort Hare University Links that Shaped Kenya's Policy on Apartheid," Sunday Nation, September 17, 2023. https://nation.africa/kenya/weekly-review/mungai-waiyaki-fort-hare-university-links-kenya-policy-apartheid-4370868 (accessed 5 March 2024).

Korf, L. 2008. "Behind Every Man: D. F. Malan and the Women in his Life, 1874-1959," South African Historical Journal 60(3): 397-421.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02582470802417474 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02582470802417474

Kumalo, S 2006. "Methodism in South Africa: The Teaching Ministry of Five Native Mission Agents," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 1-19.

Landman, C, Luyt, W and Du Preez, N. 2006. "The Incarcerated Body: Judicial Inspections, Human Rights and Religious Policy in Prisons in South Africa," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 321-343.

Lebeloane, L. and Madise, M. 2006. "The Use of Different Types of Water in the Zion Christian Church," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 143-152.

LenkaBula, P.2006. "African Feminist Reflections on the Accra Confession," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 32(2): 269-292.

Matsaung, L. 2006. "Youth Participation in Church Governance and Administration in the Uniting Reformed Church of Southern Africa," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 123-141.

Molobi, V.2006. "The History and Potential of Burial Societies in Creating Basic Christian Communities in South Africa," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 32(2): 153-170.

Mukaria, A. R. 2021. "Child-Friendly Environments in Norway and the Kenyan Contexts: A Comparative Analysis." Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 4(1): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v4i1.33

https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v4i1.33 DOI: https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v4i1.33

Mukuka, B. N. 2020. "Rethinking Land and Religion: Examining the 'Power of Naming' through the Concept of Culture in the African Initiated Church in Zambia." Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS) 3(1): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v1i1.21 DOI: https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v1i1.21

Mukuka, D. M. 2020. "The Impact of Land Act of 1995 on Customary, State and Church Lands: The Case of Land Within the United Church of Zambia." Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 3(1): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v3i1.26 DOI: https://doi.org/10.35544/jjeoshs.v3i1.26

Mukuka, G.2006. "Clashes of Worldviews in the Early History of the Catholic Church in South Africa: The Struggles of FR Aloys Majong Mncadi with his White Superiors (1877-1933)," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 32(2): 207-225.

Nolan, A. 1994. "Kairos Theology," in Doing Theology in Context: South African Perspectives, edited by John W de Gruchy and Charles Villa-Vicencio, 212-216, Cape Town: David Philip.

SHE. 2024. "About the [Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae] Journal," https://scielo.org.za/revistas/she/iaboutj.htm (accessed 24 April 2024).

St Augustine 2024. "St Augustine College of Southern Africa: A Post Graduate Humanities and Theology Teaching and Research Institution," https://www.staugustine.ac.za/ (accessed 4 April 2024).

Van R, L. 2008. "To Obey or Disobey? The Relationship between Church and State during the Years of Apartheid: Historical Lessons from the Activities of the Belydende Kring (1974-1990," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 34(1): 173-191.

Voster, K.2006. "Christian Attitude and the Human Dignity of Women," Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 32(2): 229-268.

Wikipedia. 2024. University of South Africa. Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_South_Africa#:~:text=Through%20various%20colleges%20and%20affiliates,only%20such%20university%20in%20Africa (accessed 29 July 2024).