God in the Public Domain
God has been very much present in public domain in the life of Rwandans. Every successful enterprise would lead Rwandans to pay tribute to God. At the end of every other failed try the Rwandan would say, ‘ahasigaye ni ah’Imana’ — I have done what I could, the rest belongs to God. His overwhelming pr...
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Year: 2014, Volume: 43, Issue: 4, Pages: 313-338 |
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Church in Rwanda
Religion in Rwanda
Christian Mission in Rwanda
Rwandan genocide
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