UACE C.R.E PAPER THREE 2012
(CHRISTIANITY IN THE EAST AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT)

1.(a) Explain the emergence of the Women Liberation Movement.
   (b) What is the position of the Church about the relationship between men and women

2. (a) Why are painful rituals like circumcision highly valued by those communities which practice them?
   (b) Account for the Church’s opposition to female circumcision.

 3. (a) Comment on the different ways in which the departed were remembered in Traditional Africa.
    (b) How does the Christian Church remember those Christians who have died?

4. .(a) Discuss different ways in which the Church is trying to work with government to bring about economic development in Uganda.
    (b) What challenges does the Church face in trying to achieve economic goals for Christians?

5. Analyze the role of the missionaries in the colonization of East Africa.

6. (a) To what extent were missionary objectives a success in East Africa?
    (b) What problems did missionaries face in trying to achieve their goals?

7. (a) Analyze the status of women in Traditional African Society.
    (b) In what ways has the Church tried to uplift the status of women in Uganda today?

8. (a) “The Uganda Martyrs were rebels against the establishment of Buganda tradition.” Comment.
    (b) What challenges do Christian converts face when they confess Christ as their savior today?

9. Compare Christian teachings about the spirits and angels with traditional African beliefs in spirits.

10. (a) Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the “Balokole” (Savedees) movement in Uganda.
      (b) Why is the number of savedees on the increase?

11. (a) Discuss the different places where Africans found and worshipped their God.
        (b) How did they approach God in such places?

12. Analyze the factors that facilitated Christian Missionary work in East Africa

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