Collection 403
[March 2, 2000]
Mugisha, Duncan Aggrey; 1961-
Interview; 1988
2 Reels of Audio Tape
Restrictions
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Biography
Full name: Duncan Aggrey Mugisha
Birth date: May 23, 1961
Birth place: Kampala City, Uganda
Family:
Parents: Father and mother are Christians
Siblings: Oldest of six children, one brother and four sisters
Marital Status: Single
Conversion: 1975, at a high school Scripture Union meeting
Denominational Affiliation: Anglican Church of Uganda
Education:
1984 B.A. (Economics, with honors) Makerere University, Uganda
1990 M.A. (Communications) Wheaton College Graduate School
Career: 1985- Fellowship of Christian Unions (FOCUS)
Scope and Content
Duncan Aggrey Mugisha was interviewed by Robert Shuster on October 4, 1988, in the office of the Archives. The time period covered by the interviews is approximately 1970-1988. The boldfaced entries are intended to highlight the topics covered in the interview. The topics are listed in the order in which they were discussed.
T1 - side 1
Introduction of interview
Family background
Description of Kampala, wars and destruction of city, affect on family
Memories of Idi Amin, resentment against regime, risk to Tanzania in liberating Uganda
Persecution, disappearance of mother's brother
Christian experience of parents, siblings, and grandparents
East African revivals of the 1930s
Balokole Movement
Conversion at Scripture Union meeting
Affect of murder of Archbishop [Janani] Luwum by Amin
Persecution of Langi and Ascoli tribes by Amin
Results of war against Amin, affect of war on Ugandan churches, Anglican Church of Uganda
Church aid from Western countries
Festo Kivengere
Relations between Roman Catholics and Protestants
Support of [A. Milton] Obote and [Edward] Mutesa divided on religious lines
End of tape
Tape T1 - side 2
Relations between Christianity and Islam, Muslims in Uganda
Strengths of churches in Uganda
AIDS in Uganda
Weakness of church has been isolation from politics and social concerns
Kivingere, Christian leadership in Ugandan church, weekly activities in churches
Fellowship of Christian Unions (FOCUS), Michael Senyimba, ? Niringire?
Aggrey's involvement with FOCUS and International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
(IFES), hired as traveling secretary
Counseling college age problems, especially in relationships and economics
End of tape
Tape T2 - side 1
Introduction
Characteristics of students in colleges and universities
Questions students have about Christianity
Native religion
Discussion provides most effective evangelism, friendship evangelism
Kivengere as a speaker, as a man, reaction to his death
[Tape 2 - side 1 continued]
Foreign missionary presence in Uganda, influx of charismatic and pentecostal missionaries
Impressions of the United States
Classes in communications at Wheaton College Graduate School
Desire to begin a magazine for college students
End of tape
Provenance
The tapes in this collection were received by the Center in October 1988 from Duncan Aggrey Mugisha on the occasion of the interview.
Accession 88-113
September 27, 1995
Janyce H. Nasgowitz
LOCATION RECORD
Accession 88-113
Type of Material: Audio Tapes
The following items are located in the AUDIO TAPE FILE:
T1 - Reel-to-reel, 3-3/4 ips speed, approximately 70 minutes. One side. Interview with Duncan Aggrey Mugisha by Robert Shuster on October 4, 1988. Discussion of family, life under Idi Amin's regime, East African revivals of the 1930s; Balokole movement; conversion, the church in Uganda, Festo Kivengere, the Fellowship of Christian Unions (FOCUS), and other topics.
T2 - Reel-to-reel, 3-3/4 ips speed, approximately 25 minutes. One side. Continuation of interview on T1. Discussion of evangelistic work among college and university students, more on Kivengere, classes at Wheaton College Graduate School, and other topics.