A study of the Catholic Church in Northern Kenya, describing how Catholic missionaries endeavoured to preach the Gospel in remote regions such as Ileret and El Wak. Index, refs, notes, b/w photographs, 312pp, KENYA. PAULINES PUBLICATIONS AFRICA, 9966217843

Explores how gender has shaped the encounter between missionary priests and Maasai men and women in Tanzania and how gendered change among Maasai has affected women's and men's notions of religious faith, religious practice, and spiritual power. Looks at the appeal of Catholicism among women in East Africa, the enmeshing of Catholic and Maasai religious beliefs and practices, and the meaning of conversion to new Christians. Index, bib, notes, b/w photos, 307pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

A contribution to the debate on the role of Christianity in coloniality, and more so, in post-coloniality and neo-coloniality in Kenya. Demonstrates the crucial role of the church in shaping Kenya's emerging civil society and in developing an alternative politics. BNS, 328pp, UK. FRANK CASS, 0714650773