About the Journal
Hekima Review (HR), an academic journal of Hekima University College (HUC), Nairobi, Kenya, is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed Journal of Theology, Governance and Peace Studies. With an editorial board of leading scholars and experts, HR publishes research articles, book reviews, and poetically crafted texts in scriptures, theology, religious studies, governance, peace studies, international relations, and relevant disciplines. To uphold its scholarly integrity and quality, each published article undergoes blind reviews from at least two experts, chosen in line with the discourse of the article. HR has been in continuous publication bi-annually since its inception in 1988, committing to intellectual originality and depth.
Current Issue
The call for papers on this issue underscored the paradoxical reality of many Africans, particularly the apparent disconnect between singing believers and sinking citizens. In reality, the continent is far from reaping the dividends of religion. Most African streets have no resemblance to the serenity and beauty of cultic sanctuaries within their respective geographical contexts. The more religion flourishes in Africa, the more the conditions of life seem to worsen. The more religious devotees increase, the more the continent witnesses an increase in conflicts and wars. Although the term “human condition” refers to the state of being of a person or people, encompassing the human experience of love and loss, communality and loneliness, joy and sadness, as well as wondrous and woeful feelings, the tendency to consider it to be synonymous with suffering, woes, and tragic experiences based on the day-to-day existential dynamism of Africans, is not far-fetched.
