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Christianity has become a major influence on African life. This book studies the way that sixteen African widows cope with grief by turning to Christology. Their daily lives are documented and show that they survive through their faith in Jesus. Most of them pray almost everyday, and their relationship with God reflects the different ways that each of them experiences grief. Several of the widows lacked genuine and binding companionship because people consider them burdens. So they stay away from public spaces and feel lonely, which could be the reason why they compensate by creating a relatio

Jesus Christ -- Person and offices. --- Nyore (Kenyan people) -- Social life and customs. --- Widows -- Religious life -- Kenya -- Vihiga District. --- Widows --- Nyore (Kenyan people) --- Religion --- Philosophy & Religion --- Christianity --- Abanyole (Kenyan people) --- Banyole (Kenyan people) --- Banyore (Kenyan people) --- Lunyole (Kenyan people) --- Lunyore (Kenyan people) --- Nyole (Kenyan people) --- Nyoole (Kenyan people) --- Nyuli (Kenyan people) --- Olunyole (Kenyan people) --- Olunyore (Kenyan people) --- Ethnology --- Luyia (African people) --- Marital status --- Women --- Religious life --- Social life and customs --- Jesus Christ --- Person and offices. --- Christ --- Cristo --- Jezus Chrystus --- Jesus Cristo --- Jesus, --- Christ, Jesus --- Yeh-su --- Masīḥ --- Khristos --- Gesù --- Christo --- Yeshua --- Chrystus --- Gesú Cristo --- Ježíš --- Isa, --- Nabi Isa --- Isa Al-Masih --- Al-Masih, Isa --- Masih, Isa Al --- -Jesus, --- Jesucristo --- Yesu --- Yeh-su Chi-tu --- Iēsous --- Iēsous Christos --- Iēsous, --- Kʻristos --- Hisus Kʻristos --- Christos --- Jesuo --- Yeshuʻa ben Yosef --- Yeshua ben Yoseph --- Iisus --- Iisus Khristos --- Jeschua ben Joseph --- Ieso Kriʻste --- Yesus --- Kristus --- ישו --- ישו הנוצרי --- ישו הנצרי --- ישוע --- ישוע בן יוסף --- المسيح --- مسيح --- يسوع المسيح --- 耶稣 --- 耶稣基督 --- 예수그리스도 --- Jíizis --- Yéshoua --- Iėsu̇s --- Khrist Iėsu̇s --- ‏عيسىٰ‏