What Really Shapes What We Believe?
Were Our Beliefs Chosen by Us, or Inherited from the World We Were Born Into? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you believe what you believe? Why do some people worship one God, while others worship many gods? Why do some trust science to explain…
What Did Njohi Really Mean in Agĩkũyũ Marriage?
The gourd was never the marriage. It was part of the language of the marriage When we look back at Agĩkũyũ marriage today, one thing often catches our attention before everything else: njohi, the traditional brew shared during different stages of the…
The Four Ages of Extraction
Why the Battle for Africa Is Far from Over “The whole import-export relationship between Africa and its trading partners is one of unequal exchange and of exploitation.” Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa Why should every young African…
Rediscovering the Ugĩkũyũ Civilization
Viewing the Ugĩkũyũ Worldview through Ninian Smart’s Seven Dimensions of Religion Were the Agĩkũyũ really uncivilized, or have we been asking the wrong question? How do we recognise a civilization? Is it through magnificent cities, towering…
Unsung Hero
He carried no gun, yet he saved lives: The story of Mzee Kibaba Can a quiet man save lives without firing a shot? When we remember the struggle for Kenya’s independence, our minds naturally go to the men and women who took up arms, went into the…
More than Greetings
How Agĩkũyũ Ngeithi Preserved Respect, Identity, and Community Why Did a Greeting Matter So Much? Have you ever greeted someone with “How are you?” without really expecting an answer? Today, greetings are often hurried formalities, exchanged before the…
When Did Honouring Your In-Laws Become Idolatry?
A Biblical Question Every African Christian Should Ask In July 2026, I listened to a sermon that left me with one simple question. A pastor declared that slaughtering a sheep or goat during Agĩkũyũ marriage ceremonies amounted to idol worship. In this…
An Interpretive Review of Beyond Boundaries by Njuguna Mwangi
Abstract In Beyond Boundaries, Njuguna Mwangi crafts a sweeping memoir that transcends autobiography to become a chronicle of empire, education, and awakening. Spanning nearly eight decades—from a boyhood shadowed by British colonialism in Kenya to a…
Colonial Governance in Africa and the Institutionalization of Bible Doctrine
Author: Njuguna Mwangi Abstract This article examines how colonial governing policies in Africa institutionalized a distorted form of Christianity—here termed Slave Bible Doctrine—as an instrument of political control, cultural erasure, and economic…
Land, Labor, and Faith – The Making of the Mau Mau Revolt
An Interpretive Study of the Moral Foundations of the Mau Mau Revolution Preface This chapter forms part of a larger work-in-progress by Njuguna Mwangi exploring the moral, theological, and socio-economic roots of Kenya’s Mau Mau Revolution. It draws…
