Initiation and Pastoral Psychology: Toward African Personality Theory

Initiation and Pastoral Psychology employs anthropological and interdisciplinary approach to pastoral care and is intended to enhance your interest in and respect for other people's cultures and to equip you with skills of dealing with different ethnic groups and thereby extend your ego boundary and enhance your self knowledge and self identity. In addition the book will increase your insight for pastoral care and counseling of the people who undergo crisis related to rites passages. It is hoped that this work will be of special interest and give additional skills to psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers, pastors and teachers as well as the students of African studies, sociology, social anthropology, theology and anybody who is eager to understand human personality.

Dr. Githiga is the Archbishop of All Nations Anglican Church, Dean and Professor of Pastoral theology at All Nations Anglican Seminary. Former Chaplain and Adjunct faculty at West Texas A&M University, Grambling State University, Instructor at Pensacola Junior College, Head of the Department of Pastoral Theology of St. Paul’s United Theological College, Limuru, Kenya; First President of African Association for Pastoral Study and Counseling. He is a graduate from Church Army College, St. Paul’s United Theological College, Makerere University, The University of the South, Vanderbilt University and the International Bible Institute and Seminary. Dr. Githga has ministered to people many nationalities and races and was recorded on eighth addition of who is Who Among Black American. He is married to the Rev. Mary Githiga and they have three children.