Bishop Tucker School of Theology and Divinity

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    Called by God but Ordained by Men: The Work and Ministry of Reverend Florence Spetume Njangali in the Church of the Province of Uganda
    (Cambridge Publishing, 2009) Byaruhanga, Christopher
    The controversy over the ordination of women as priests in the Church of the Province of Uganda has been going on for a long time. Today, there are a few women priests in a good number of dioceses in the Church of the Province of Uganda. But this revolution against the conservative order of male domination has not come without a price. Women who feel called by God to the ministry in the Church of the Province of Uganda are usually discriminated against even when they eventually become ordained. One wonders whether women are called by God but ordained by men. This article looks at the work and ministry of one of those women who opened the door to the ordination of women in the Church of the Province of Uganda. In her response to the challenges of the time, Njangali not only refused the old definitions of women’s involvement in church ministry but also guided the whole church to rethink and renew its leadership policy.
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    The church's involvement in politics in Africa: passive or evaluative?
    (2007-08) Byaruhanga, Christopher
    In its involvement in politics, the Church in Africa should know that politics is not its first calling. However, as the conscience of society, the Church must address moral issues and measure public actions in society by biblical standards of justice and righteousness. When it addresses political issues, the church must not do it at the risk of weakening its primary mission. Otherwise, it simply becomes another political interest group. The real issue for the Church in Africa therefore is not whether it should be involved in politics or contend for laws that affect the moral behavior of the citizens. Rather the question is how?