Record Nr.

UNINA9910814384403321

Titolo

Mapping Eastleigh for Christian-Muslim relations / / edited by C.B. Peter, Joseph M. Wandera, Willem J.E. Jansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Limuru, Kenya, : Zapf Chancery Publishers Africa Ltd., 2013

ISBN

9966-040-63-3

9966-040-62-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PeterC. B

WanderaJoseph

JansenWillem J. E

Disciplina

297.2

297.293

Soggetti

Christianity and other religions - Islam

Islam - Relations - Christianity

Christianity - Kenya - Eastleigh

Islam - Kenya - Eastleigh

Kenya Politics and government

Kenya

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""INTRODUCTION - Mapping this Book""; ""CHAPTER ONE - Mapping the Contexts of Eastleigh""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""A Short History of Eastleigh""; ""Demography of Eastleigh""; ""Socio-economic and Political Context of Eastleigh""; ""Islamic Religious Context of Eastleigh""; ""Open-Air Preaching""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""CHAPTER TWO - Mapping the Diversity of Eastleigh""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Navigating a Neighbourhood""

""Eastleigh and the Media""""Bibliography""; ""CHAPTER THREE - Mapping Eastleigh as a Public Platform: The World of Street Preachers""; ""Abstract""; ""Background""; ""Public Preaching""; ""Effects of Sermons""; ""The Sermons""; ""Some Characteristics of Eastleigh Sermons""; ""Towards Diapraxis as a Model for Interfaith Engagement"";

""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - A Street Preacherâ€?s Daâ€?wah""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - A SÅ«fÄ« Perspective on Christian-Muslim Relations in Eastleigh and Beyond""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Dignity of All Humanity""

""Respect for the Beliefs of Non-Muslims""""The Just Treatment of Non-Muslims""; ""Generosity Towards Non-Muslims""; ""Christian-Muslim Relations in Eastleigh""; ""CHAPTER SIX - Mapping Eastleigh for Christian-Muslim Relations: A Project Report""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Research in Mapping""; ""Significance""; ""Data Interpretation and Analysis""; ""Phenomenology of Mapping-I""; ""Phenomenology of Mapping-II""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - How Mapping Can Build Christian-Muslim Relationships""; ""â€?Little Mogadishuâ€?""; ""Eastleigh on the Map""

""Tempers Start Flaring Up: The Hot Spots on the Maps""""Imam Ashafa and Pastor James""; ""United in Grief""; ""APPENDIX 1 - The Eastleigh Mapping Pictorial""; ""APPENDIX 2 - List of Contributors""; ""APPENDIX 3 - List of Mappers""; ""APPENDIX 4 - Letter from the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslim (SUPKEM) Supporting the Eastleigh Mapping Project""; ""Back cover ""

Sommario/riassunto

Can Christian-Muslim relations be better understood and even interfaith conflicts resolved if Christians and Muslims joined together in an existential and phenomenological engagement with common spatiality? To answer this question, 12 Christian students from St. Paulís University, Limuru, Kenya and 12 Muslim students from Eastleigh, Nairobi mapped the 12 streets of Eastleigh, a sprawling Nairobi suburb largely populated by Somali Muslis. The mapping method in the above exercise was phenomenological, that is, mapping spatiality as a ìlived experienceî and interpreting spatial observations in li