Johnson Kinyua
Biographic Data
| ID | 9214100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johnson Kinyua |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johnson |
| FAMILY NAME | Kinyua |
| SIGNATURE | KINYUA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Presbyterian University of East Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3618-2101 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Postcolonial Examination of Matthew 16: 13–23 And Related Issues in Biblical Hermeneutics
Using a postcolonial model, this paper examines Matthew 16:13–23 in order to show that the literary and interpretation processes do not happen in a vacuum. Instead, the processes involve active participation of real people in the historical process of transformation from within particular socio-political and religio-cultural contexts. A close examination of the cultural production, collective memory and literary imagination of the Matthean commun…
A Postcolonial Analysis of Bible Translation and its Effectiveness in Shaping and Enhancing the Discourse of Colonialism and the Discourse of Resistance: The Gĩkũyũ New Testament—A Case Study
The primary objective in this essay is to analyze the act of Bible translation and its effectiveness in shaping and enhancing the discourse of colonialism and the discourse of resistance. Using the translation of the Gĩkũyũ New Testament as a case study, I seek to highlight two main issues. In the first place, I seek to show that Bible translation in colonial Africa, though in most cases defended as a neutral, legitimate and benevolent act of red…
The Narration of Egyptian Mythology: Wilhelm Max Müller Through a Postcolonial Lens
Friedrich Max Müller in his Introduction to The Science of Religion proposed what he referred to as “the science of religion.” On his part, Wilhelm Max Müller followed his father in supporting a less partisan approach to religion in which scholars would seek those elements, patterns, and principles that could be found uniformly in the religions of all times and places. Even though Müller’s proposal was groundbreaking, when scrutinized under a pos…
Conceptualisation of the consequences of land use decisions on water resources in the central region of South Africa: An Agent Based Modelling Perspective
Over the past few decades, numerous researchers have improved measurements of land use change through representation of much more complex processes of land use and its impact on water resources. Understanding the causes of land use change has moved from a simplistic representation of a few driving forces to a much more detailed understanding that involves situation-specific interactions among a large number of factors at different spatial and tem…
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Conceptualisation of the consequences of land use decisions on water resources in the central region of South Africa: An Agent Based Modelling Perspective
Over the past few decades, numerous researchers have improved measurements of land use change through representation of much more complex processes of land use and its impact on water resources. Understanding the causes of land use change has moved from a simplistic representation of a few driving forces to a much more detailed understanding that involves situation-specific interactions among a large number of factors at different spatial and tem…
A Postcolonial Analysis of Bible Translation and its Effectiveness in Shaping and Enhancing the Discourse of Colonialism and the Discourse of Resistance: The Gĩkũyũ New Testament—A Case Study
The primary objective in this essay is to analyze the act of Bible translation and its effectiveness in shaping and enhancing the discourse of colonialism and the discourse of resistance. Using the translation of the Gĩkũyũ New Testament as a case study, I seek to highlight two main issues. In the first place, I seek to show that Bible translation in colonial Africa, though in most cases defended as a neutral, legitimate and benevolent act of red…
The Narration of Egyptian Mythology: Wilhelm Max Müller Through a Postcolonial Lens
Friedrich Max Müller in his Introduction to The Science of Religion proposed what he referred to as “the science of religion.” On his part, Wilhelm Max Müller followed his father in supporting a less partisan approach to religion in which scholars would seek those elements, patterns, and principles that could be found uniformly in the religions of all times and places. Even though Müller’s proposal was groundbreaking, when scrutinized under a pos…
A Postcolonial Examination of Matthew 16: 13–23 And Related Issues in Biblical Hermeneutics
Using a postcolonial model, this paper examines Matthew 16:13–23 in order to show that the literary and interpretation processes do not happen in a vacuum. Instead, the processes involve active participation of real people in the historical process of transformation from within particular socio-political and religio-cultural contexts. A close examination of the cultural production, collective memory and literary imagination of the Matthean commun…
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