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Hannah Kinoti
Born1st August 1941
Kenya
Occupation(s)African Ethical Feminist Theologian, Lecturer, Scholar.
Academic background
EducationMakerere College, University of Nairobi, Havard Medical School.
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi
Academic work
DisciplineAfrican Ethical Feminist Liberation Theologian
Sub-disciplineAfrican Ethics and Morality, African culture, Liberation Thelogy.
InstitutionsUniversity of Nairobi

Hannah Wangeci Kinoti

Hannah Wangeci Kinoti was a Kenyan feminist theologian. She was a first-generation member of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians.She was a founding member of Wajibu, a journal that focuses on matters religion, African values and morality, politics, and other elements affecting the society. She is notable for her contribution to African Communitarian Ethics. She was an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Nairobi and the first female chairperson in the department from 1991 to 1996[1][2].

Early life

Hannah Wangeci Kinoti was born on 1st August 1941 in Nyeri, Central Kenya Province the last born to five siblings in the family of Mr. Ruben and Mrs. Ruth Gathii.

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Personal life

Hannnah Kinoti was married to George Kinoti [3]a professor at the University of Nairobi.[4][5][6] They had five children.[7]She was a founding member of Wajibu, a journal that focuses on matters of religion, African values and morality, politics, and other aspects affecting the society. Wajibu was founded in 1985 in Nairobi, Kenya. She was a feminist theologian[8] and one of the first members of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians in its early years. She died on 30th April 2001.[9]

Education

Hannah Kinoti attended Kahuhia Primary School. Upon completion, she enrolled into Alliance Girls High School in Kikuyu, then joined Makerere College School in Kampala Uganda and later the University of Nairobi for doctorate studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.[10] She was a student of John Mbiti who was a professor of African Traditional religion at Makerere.

Scholarly work

She is renowned for her zeal for African ethics, religion and culture, particularly in her remarkable publication African Ethics: Gikuyu Traditional Morality emphasizing the significance of cultural value systems, communality and traditional practices as essential elements for liberation from dominant Western culture and religion.[11][12]

  • Kinoti, H.W. 2010. African ethics: Gĩkũyũ traditional morality. Nairobi: CUEA Press.
  • Kinoti, H.W. 1992. African Morality: Past and Present. In J.N. Mugambi & N. Wasike, Moral and Ethical issues in African Christianity. Nairobi: Initiatives, 73- 82.
  • Kinoti, H.W. 1997. The Church in the Reconstruction of our Moral Self. In J.N.K. Mugambi (Ed.). The church and reconstruction of Africa: Theological considerations. All Africa Conference of Churches, 115-128.
  • Kinoti, H.W. 1997. Well-being in African Society and the Bible. In J.M. Waliggo & H.W. Kinoti (Eds). The Bible in African Christianity: Essays in Biblical Theology. Nairobi: Acton Publishers, 112-143.
  • Kinoti, H.W. 1998. Proverbs in African Spirituality. In M.N. Getui (Ed). Theological method and aspects of worship in African Christianity. Nairobi: Acton Publishers, 55-78.
  • Kinoti, H.W. 2003. Christology in the East African Revival movement. In J.K. Mugambi & L. Magesa (Eds). Jesus in African Christianity: experimentation and diversity in African christology. Nairobi: Acton Publishers, 60-79.
  • Kinoti, H.W. 2013. Growing Old in Africa: New Challenges for the Church. In D.W. Waruta and H.W. Kinoti (Eds.). Pastoral care in African Christianity: Challenging essays in pastoral theology. Nairobi: Acton Publishers, 191-218.
  • Kinoti, Hannah W. (1994). "Evangelical Women and Politics in Africa". Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies[13]
  • Kinoti, Hannah W (1 Jan. 2010). African Ethics[14]
  • Kinoti, H. W. (1997). The Bible in African Christianity: essays in biblical theology. Acton Publishers[15]
  • Waruta, D. W.; Kinoti, Hannah W. (1994). Pastoral Care in African Christianity: Challenging Essays in Pastoral Theology; Action Publishers[16]
  • Kinoti, H. 2010, African Ethics: Gikuyu Traditional Morality
  • Kinoti, H. 1999, ‘African Morality: Past and Present
  • Kinoti, 1996, Nguiko: A Tempering of Sexual Assault against Women.
  • Kinoti, H. 2002, Caring in the Family and Community.

References

  1. ^ Kinoti, Hannah (1994). "Evangelical Women and Politics in Africa". Sage Journals. 11 (4): 1 – via Sage Journal.
  2. ^ "Varsity-Based Project Judged 'Best-run'" (PDF). Varsity Focus. Nairobi University Press. September 1985. p. 3.
  3. ^ Fagunwa, Omololu (October 11, 2021). "3 black Christian scientists who changed the world". Premier Christianity. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Grant No. 615-0259-G-SS-00-1071" (PDF). Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Craig, P.; MacPherson, C. (2012-12-06). Parasitic helminths and zoonoses in Africa. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-011-3054-7.
  6. ^ Ofumbi, David Wesley (2012). Identity and Transformation: A Study of the Significance of African Christianity in Christian Community Transformation. Maitland, Florida: Xulon Press. p. 71. ISBN 9781619962088. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Kinoti, H. W. (2010). African Ethics: Gĩkũyũ Traditional Morality. Rodopi. ISBN 978-90-420-3088-6.
  8. ^ Musili, Telesia; Chamwama, Edith (2024), Okyere-Manu, Beatrice; Lushombo, Léocadie (eds.), "Hannah Kinoti: African Religion, Community Consciousness, and Virtue Ethics", African Women’s Liberating Philosophies, Theologies, and Ethics, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 141–157, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-39133-0_8#:~:text=hannah%20wangeci%20kinoti%20is%20a,generation%20gikuyu%20scottish%20presbyterian%20converts., ISBN 978-3-031-39133-0, retrieved 2024-05-20 {{citation}}: Check |doi= value (help)
  9. ^ Getui, Mary (2001). "A Tribute to Hannah W. Kinoti". Wajibu. 16 (3): 17.
  10. ^ https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/af638742-96bb-4825-b176-351cff5a2542/content
  11. ^ Kinoti, Hannah (2010). African Ethics: Gikuyu Traditional Morality. Brill. ISBN 9789042030893.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  12. ^ Musili, Telesia (2024), Maseno, Loreen; Mombo, Esther; Muke, Nagaju; Kahindo, Veronica (eds.), "Cultivating African Feminist Ethics of Liberation with Hannah Kinoti", Bible in Africa Studies, vol. 40, University of Bamberg Press, pp. 137–153, doi:10.20378/irb-94425, ISBN 978-3-86309-977-0, retrieved 2024-06-26
  13. ^ Kinoti, Hannah W. (1994). "Evangelical Women and Politics in Africa". Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies. 11 (4): 6–10. doi:10.1177/026537889401100402. ISSN 0265-3788.
  14. ^ Kinoti, Hannah (2010). African Ethics. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-420-3088-6.
  15. ^ Kinoti, Hannah W.; Waliggo, John Mary, eds. (1997). The Bible in African Christianity: essays in biblical theology. African Christianity series (1. publ ed.). Nairobi: Acton Publishers. ISBN 978-9966-888-36-5.
  16. ^ Waruta, D. W.; Kinoti, Hannah W. (1994). Pastoral Care in African Christianity: Challenging Essays in Pastoral Theology; Action Publishers.
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