John M. Janzen

	John M. Janzen John M. Janzen is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kansas. born on October 28, 1937. He has been a leading figure on issues of health, illness, and healing in Southern and Central Africa since the 1960s. And has dedicated much of his career to providing a better understanding of African society. Janzen’s knowledge of the Kikongo language and his intermittent visits to the lower Democratic republic of congo region between 1964 and 2013 have paved the way for a contextual understanding of the roots of Western Equatorial African approaches to sickness and healing, combining African and Western derived biomedical therapies. Janzen’s research has expanded to include other African countries such as Rwanda, Burundi, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Sudan. He is the former director of thKansas African Studies Centerat the University of Kansas. Biography John M. Janzen was born to Hilda Gertrude Neufeldt and Louis Abraha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Berean Academy (Kansas) Berean Academy is a private Christian school in Elbing, Kansas, United States, and serves students of grades K to 12. History Berean Academy was founded in 1946. It began with fifteen students in grades nine and ten, but quickly expanded to include grades nine through twelve. The academy was established as a Mennonite school, but in 1966 it dropped its Mennonite affiliation to become an interdenominational Christian school. By the 1970s, Berean Academy's enrollment was 300 students. Today, Berean Academy includes grades K-12 and has an enrollment of about 336 students. Chapel Elementary students meet weekly for chapel. The school has guest speakers from area churches and communities are invited to make presentations to the students. Many missionaries on furlough share at elementary chapel as well as former students, pastors, and parents. Junior and senior high students meets twice weekly for chapel. Administrators and faculty take turns sharing in chapel. The school brings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Historical Perspective History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is not complete and still has debatable mysteries. History is also an academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians often debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians also debate the nature of history as an end in itself, as well as its usefulness to give perspective on the problems of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]