AMECEA: CUEA loses Head of Department
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| The Late Rev. Dr. Joachim Msaki |
The head of department
of Religious Studies, at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Rev.
Dr. Joachim Msaki passed away on 31st January 2016 after a short
illness in Nairobi, Kenya
of Religious Studies, at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Rev.
Dr. Joachim Msaki passed away on 31st January 2016 after a short
illness in Nairobi, Kenya
Information
received from the University, a requiem mass was offered for him on Thursday at
the University’s Main Campus in Langata Nairobi on Wednesday 3rd and
attended by CUEA students, staff, friends and alumni. Another Mass is scheduled
at the same venue on Sunday 7th at 7.30 am, after which the body
will leave for Moshi, Tanzania his home diocese. Fr. Msaki will be laid to rest
on Monday 8th February in Moshi.
received from the University, a requiem mass was offered for him on Thursday at
the University’s Main Campus in Langata Nairobi on Wednesday 3rd and
attended by CUEA students, staff, friends and alumni. Another Mass is scheduled
at the same venue on Sunday 7th at 7.30 am, after which the body
will leave for Moshi, Tanzania his home diocese. Fr. Msaki will be laid to rest
on Monday 8th February in Moshi.
Born on 19th
September 1949, Fr. Msaki was ordained a priest of Moshi Diocese Tanzania on
11th June 1978. A doctor of Philosophy in Theology, Fr. Msaki joined CUEA 2009
as a visiting Lecturer from Mwenge University College (SAUT Constituent
College). He was appointed Head of Department of Religious Studies at CUEA in
October 2010 and in August 2015; he was promoted to the position of a Senior
Lecturer.
September 1949, Fr. Msaki was ordained a priest of Moshi Diocese Tanzania on
11th June 1978. A doctor of Philosophy in Theology, Fr. Msaki joined CUEA 2009
as a visiting Lecturer from Mwenge University College (SAUT Constituent
College). He was appointed Head of Department of Religious Studies at CUEA in
October 2010 and in August 2015; he was promoted to the position of a Senior
Lecturer.
An ardent
contributor to the promotion of Christian faith and inter religious dialogue,
Fr. Msaki has quite a number of publications attributed to him. Among them
include “The Poor Ask: Salvation from What?” Pastoral Orientation SERVICE,
TAPRI: Tabora Tanzania published in 1975; “Will Christianity Survive in
Africa?” Gaba Publications: African Ecclesiastical Review (AFER), Vol. 18, No.
3 Eldoret, Kenya, published in 1976; Imani
Matumaini na Umaana Wetu, TMP, Tabora, Tanzania published in 1977; “Christian-Muslim
Dialogue: The Challenges Ahead.” Pastoral Orientation Services Vol.1 No.1
published and “Christians and Muslims in Tanzania: Let us Talk.” Pastoral
Orientation Service, Vol. 1. No.2 both by St. Augustine University of Tanzania,
(SAUT) Mwanza, in 2004 and “Rewards and Sanctions as Alternative to Corporal
Punishment in Schools” Pastoral Orientation Service Vol. 2 No. 4 also published
by SAUT Mwanza, in 2005.
contributor to the promotion of Christian faith and inter religious dialogue,
Fr. Msaki has quite a number of publications attributed to him. Among them
include “The Poor Ask: Salvation from What?” Pastoral Orientation SERVICE,
TAPRI: Tabora Tanzania published in 1975; “Will Christianity Survive in
Africa?” Gaba Publications: African Ecclesiastical Review (AFER), Vol. 18, No.
3 Eldoret, Kenya, published in 1976; Imani
Matumaini na Umaana Wetu, TMP, Tabora, Tanzania published in 1977; “Christian-Muslim
Dialogue: The Challenges Ahead.” Pastoral Orientation Services Vol.1 No.1
published and “Christians and Muslims in Tanzania: Let us Talk.” Pastoral
Orientation Service, Vol. 1. No.2 both by St. Augustine University of Tanzania,
(SAUT) Mwanza, in 2004 and “Rewards and Sanctions as Alternative to Corporal
Punishment in Schools” Pastoral Orientation Service Vol. 2 No. 4 also published
by SAUT Mwanza, in 2005.
May his soul
rest in eternal peace.
rest in eternal peace.
By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online
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