Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 407-424).

This study uses a praxis cycle approach to evaluate the work of the Anglican Diocese of Bujumbura in the community of Bwiza, a marginalised urban community in Bujumbura. In Chapter 2 it analyses the context of urbanisation in Burundi, with special reference to Bujumbura as capital. It then examines the work of the Diocese of Bujumbura in that urban setting in Chapter 3, against the background of Burundi’s religious composition and the history of the Anglican Church in Burundi as a whole. Chapter 4, gives a review of publications devoted to urban mission and theology. Special attention is given to liberation theology and the particular way it addresses poverty. Chapter 5 reports the findings of interviews and focus groups conducted with members of various churches in the community of Bwiza. In Chapter 6 these findings are interpreted missiologically, and the final chapter (7) suggests some issues for further research. The study explores the causes of poverty in Bwiza and suggests practical contributions that can bring about positive change. The main concern of the study is to bring awareness to the churches about the urgent need for urban ministry. It also explores possible solutions to urban poverty. The other concern of this study is to provide a basis for an urban mission strategy for the Anglican Church, which could assist other churches and all faith based organisations serving in urban settings. / Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology, with specialisation in Urban Ministry)

This study uses a praxis cycle approach to evaluate the work of the Anglican Diocese of Bujumbura in the community of Bwiza, a marginalised urban community in Bujumbura. In Chapter 2 it analyses the context of urbanisation in Burundi, with special reference to Bujumbura as capital. It then examines the work of the Diocese of Bujumbura in that urban setting in Chapter 3, against the background of Burundi’s religious composition and the history of the Anglican Church in Burundi as a whole. Chapter 4, gives a review of publications devoted to urban mission and theology. Special attention is given to liberation theology and the particular way it addresses poverty. Chapter 5 reports the findings of interviews and focus groups conducted with members of various churches in the community of Bwiza. In Chapter 6 these findings are interpreted missiologically, and the final chapter (7) suggests some issues for further research. The study explores the causes of poverty in Bwiza and suggests practical contributions that can bring about positive change. The main concern of the study is to bring awareness to the churches about the urgent need for urban ministry. It also explores possible solutions to urban poverty. The other concern of this study is to provide a basis for an urban mission strategy for the Anglican Church, which could assist other churches and all faith based organisations serving in urban settings. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology, with specialisation in Urban Ministry)

The study explores the response of the Anglican diocese of Bujumbura to the challenge of urbanization, especially in the area of urban poverty. The introductory Chapter provides the framework within which the study will be conducted. It also includes a literature review, which is devoted to urban poverty showing how it could be addressed. In Chapter 2, the study analyses the context of urbanization in Burundi, particularly in the Bujumbura municipality, where urban poverty is reported to be high. It then highlights the Church’s missionary calling when it comes to the challenges of urbanization. Chapter 3 reports the findings of interviews and focus groups conducted with members of the nine Anglican parishes serving the Bujumbura residents. These findings are interpreted in Chapter 4 through the lens of the praxis cycle. Chapter 5 provides an effective model in the context of urban poverty. The study explored through the reasons behind urban poverty and proposes effective solutions to it. It aims at sensitizing the Church to be concerned about urban ministry and suggests an efficient model for eradicating poverty and bringing about a transformed community to be enjoyed by all the residents. This model will inspire both the Anglican Church, the other denominations, the faith-based organisations and whoever strives to serve urban residents. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology-with specialisation in Urban Ministry)

La structure classique d’un ménage burundais demeure fondée sur la présence d’un chef de ménage masculin : un mari, un frère plus âgé, un fils. Quand cette structure s’effondre, se disloque, suite à la mort, le divorce ou l’abandon du chef de ménage, les femmes accèdent à un statut que cette société patriarcale et patrilinéaire leur refuse. Envisagés comme des formes déviantes et marginales malgré leur importance dans le pays et sa capitale, estimée entre 20% et 25% selon les enquêtes, les ménages dirigés par les femmes sont à la fois la conséquence des cycles de violence qui ont marqué le pays depuis la décolonisation, mais témoignent également d’une modification structurelle profonde de la société. Les femmes chefs de ménage sont fréquemment la cible de représentations particulièrement défavorables. Dans un contexte social et historique de « paix militarisée », ces ménages sont perçus comme affaiblis par l’absence d’un homme, et donc perçus comme vulnérables et facilement attaquables, moralement et physiquement. Considérés comme une menace à l’équilibre individuel, familial et collectif, ils sont souvent associés à une précarité et à une vulnérabilité qui les rendent plus sensibles à ces manifestations de rejet de la société, qui s’expriment à la fois à travers des violences physiques et symboliques. Au delà du cas des femmes chefs de ménage, la crise sociopolitique et démographique accentue une crispation dans l'espace privée et public, révélant une certaine crise de la masculinité. Cependant, des voies de sortie sont expérimentées par les femmes, et des formes de résilience s’observent à la fois dans les stratégies de survie économique, dans le paysage matrimonial et familial comme dans le domaine de l’éducation. / The usual structure of a burundian household is based on a male authority : a husband, an older brother, even a son. When this classical structure collapses, following the death, divorce or desertion of the male head of household, women enter a new status, which the patriarcal and patrilinear society doesn’t accept.Considered as deviant and marginal despise their importance in the country and its capital (20% to 25%, depending on the sources), female headed households are both a consequence of cycles of violence since the Decolonization, but also demonstrate a deep change in social structures. Women heads of households are frequently the target of unfavorable representations. In a hitorical and social context of « militarized peace », these households are considered vulnerable, morally and physically. Seen as a threat to individual, familial and social balance, their are associated to a vulnerability and a permissivity which authorize both symbolical and physical violences. Beyond female headed households, sociopolitical and demographical crisis emphasizes a social tension in private and public spaces, revealing a certain crisis of masculinity. However, forms of resilience can be observed by women heads oh households, in different areas : in livelihood strategies, matrimonial and familial field, and also in their children’s education.