Christian Dignity and Its Political Consequences

King Mwanga II ascended the throne of Buganda at the age of 16 on 18th October 1884. The 19th century Bantu kingdom, located in present day Uganda, was the focus of Christian missionaries during the Scramble for Africa. Traditionally, the Bugandan king's power was absolute, and that included pleasing his sexual appetite through the unyielding pages …

The Origins of Secularism in Pre-Enlightenment Christianity

Is secularism of irreligious provenance? This common perspective is echoed in Singaporean Christian magazine Salt & Light: The separation of religion from politics, resulting in the notion of “private religion”, is the outcome of the secularism associated with the 18th century European Enlightenment. Here, secularism is linked with the irreligious rationality of the Enlightenment, a period …