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Christianity, Politics and Public Life in Kenya

Author : Paul Gifford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781850659341
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book Christianity, Politics and Public Life in Kenya written by Paul Gifford and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since independence in 1963, Kenya has been a classic personalised patronage state, run by a corrupt elite for its own benefit, as became tragically evident in December 2007's stolen election and its aftermath. Kenya is also said to be 80 percent Christian. Under the bland label 'Kenyan Christianity', several different overlapping realities can be distinguished, and it is these which Gifford investigates in this book, relating them to the country's politics and public life. The politically engaged form that challenged the dysfunctional one-party state in the early 1990s is given due prominence, but Gifford contends that today the mainline churches, both Catholic and Protestant, are marked less by such political engagement than by their involvement in development, in which foreign missionaries and global networks play a huge role. The theology of Kenya's mainline churches is consciously focused on African culture, as a non-negotiable foundation, and the Catholic church has an additional agenda - to Africanise its religious congregations. Kenya is also noted for its rich variety of African indigenous Churches, all originating in a defence of Kenyan cultures, while in recent decades countless Pentecostal churches have also sprung up. They range from affluent middle class churches to refuges for the poor, but nearly all are characterised by a stress on power, success, achievement and prosperity that prioritises modernity rather than traditional culture. Gifford discusses their deployment of the media, crusades, organisation, theology and use of the Bible, and above all the economics that has made this phenomenon possible. Yet another distinct form is an enchanted Christianity in which demons or spiritual forces are deemed responsible for almost everything

Kenyan, Christian, Queer

Author : Adriaan van Klinken
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271085606
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Kenyan, Christian, Queer written by Adriaan van Klinken and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular narratives cite religion as the driving force behind homophobia in Africa, portraying Christianity and LGBT expression as incompatible. Without denying Christianity’s contribution to the stigma, discrimination, and exclusion of same-sex-attracted and gender-variant people on the continent, Adriaan van Klinken presents an alternative narrative, foregrounding the ways in which religion also appears as a critical site of LGBT activism. Taking up the notion of “arts of resistance,” Kenyan, Christian, Queer presents four case studies of grassroots LGBT activism through artistic and creative expressions—including the literary and cultural work of Binyavanga Wainaina, the “Same Love” music video produced by gay gospel musician George Barasa, the Stories of Our Lives anthology project, and the LGBT-affirming Cosmopolitan Affirming Church. Through these case studies, Van Klinken demonstrates how Kenyan traditions, black African identities, and Christian beliefs and practices are being navigated, appropriated, and transformed in order to allow for queer Kenyan Christian imaginations. Transdisciplinary in scope and poignantly intimate in tone, Kenyan, Christian, Queer opens up critical avenues for rethinking the nature and future of the relationship between Christianity and queer activism in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa.

African Christianity

Author : Paul Gifford
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253212047
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book African Christianity written by Paul Gifford and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998-07-22 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These detailed analyses of the state of the churches in each country suggest more general patterns operating widely across sub-Saharan Africa.

The Oxford Handbook of Kenyan Politics

Author : Nic Cheeseman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198815697
Total Pages : 786 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Kenyan Politics written by Nic Cheeseman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenya is one of the most politically dynamic and influential countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Today, it is known in equal measure as a country that has experienced great highs and tragic lows. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kenya was seen as a ''success story" of development in the periphery, and also led the way in terms of democratic breakthroughs in 2010 when a new constitution devolved power and placed new constraints on the president. However, the country has also made international headlines for the kind of political instability that occurs when electoral violence is expressed along ethnic lines, such as during the "Kenya crisis" of 2007/08 when over 1,000 people lost their lives and almost 700,000 were displaced. The Oxford Handbook of Kenyan Politics explains these developments and many more, drawing together 50 specially commissioned chapters by leading researchers. The chapters they have contributed address a range of essential topics including the legacy of colonial rule, ethnicity, land politics, devolution, the constitution, elections, democracy, foreign aid, the informal economy, civil society, human rights, the International Criminal Court, the growing influence of China, economic policy, electoral violence, and the impact of mobile phone technology. In addition to covering some of the most important debates about Kenyan politics, the volume provides an insightful overview of Kenyan history from 1930 to the present day and features a set of chapters that review the impact of devolution on regional politics in every part of the country.

Christian Political Witness

Author : George Kalantzis
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830896201
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Christian Political Witness written by George Kalantzis and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My kingdom is not of this world." Followers of Jesus have been struggling to understand these words ever since he first uttered them—often in sharply contradictory ways. Today the inescapably political nature of Christian witness is widely recognized. But what is the shape of this witness? What should Christian political engagement look like today? The twelve essays in this volume, originally presented at the 2013 Wheaton Theology Conference, present biblical, historical and theological proposals for thinking responsibly about the intersection of church and state in the contemporary cultural situation. Prophetic and pastoral, this book offers a fresh look at a crucial and contested dimension of the Christian life. Contributors include: Stanley Hauerwas Mark Noll Scot McKnight Timothy G. Gombis George Kalantzis Jana Marguerite Bennett William T. Cavanaugh Peter J. Leithart Daniel M. Bell Jr. Jennifer M. McBride David P. Gushee Bishop David Gitari

Religion and Politics in Kenya

Author : B. Knighton
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780230614871
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (148 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Politics in Kenya written by B. Knighton and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the various political aspects of the Kenyan political mosaic during the time of Bishop David Gitari, later Archbishop 1997-2002. These essays focus on both this courageous man and the various aspects of the political mosaic in Kenya at that time to 2008, in an effort to bring out the religious dimensions of Kenyan and African politics.

Church and Politics in East Africa

Author : Henry Okullu
Publisher : Uzima Publishing House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Church and Politics in East Africa written by Henry Okullu and published by Uzima Publishing House. This book was released on 1974 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Christian Political Theology of Dr. John Henry Okullu

Author : Jemima Atieno Oluoch
Publisher : Uzima Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9781870345514
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Christian Political Theology of Dr. John Henry Okullu written by Jemima Atieno Oluoch and published by Uzima Publishing House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

RELIGION AND POLITCS IN KENYA

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780230106635
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (66 download)

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Christians in Active Politics

Author : Yokoniah Mvula
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9996025462
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Christians in Active Politics written by Yokoniah Mvula and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Christians may be uncomfortable to think of Jesus as being political, since the word "politics" or "political" has evolved to have negative overtones and connotations in our world today, particularly in Africa, where this monograph from the Department of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Malawi has originated. Christians often argue that their commission or job description does not include the political process, which is the way a society conducts its public affairs. However Jesus, beginning with his temptation as in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, showed the people who would follow him what it means to do God's will. The third temptation, conceived of in this study as a political temptation for power, is the rational behind the arguments made in this study, which begins by positing that the message of Jesus was not politically neutral and therefore Christianity, as a super culture must be active in all sectors affecting social concerns, if it is to truly be the change agent who Christ believes it to be. It goes on to define and describe what it means to say that the message of Jesus was political and lays out the biblical, theological, ethical, and experiential rationale for Christians' active participation in the secular political arena.

Religion, History, and Politics in Nigeria

Author : Chima Jacob Korieh
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761831402
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book Religion, History, and Politics in Nigeria written by Chima Jacob Korieh and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2005 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion, History, and Politics in Nigeria is concerned with the problematic nature of religion and politics in Nigerian history. The book provides a lively and straightforward treatment of the relationship among religion, politics, and history in Nigeria, and how it affects public life today. By adopting various cultural, historical, political, and sociological perspectives, the text's contributors provide an excellent introduction to the volatile mix of religion and politics in Nigerian history, as well as a range of strategic choices open to religious adherents. The complexity of the relationship among religion, history, and politics is organized around four themes: indigenous values and the influence of Islam and Christianity, colonialism and religious transformation, the religious landscape of the post-colonial period, and the rise of evangelism and fundamentalism. The volume provides an insightful guide to contemporary history, contemporary religion, and contemporary politics, enabling the reader to reach informed and balanced judgments about the role in religion in Nigerian history and politics. This opens the door for serious examination and debate, and will be excellent for use by the general reader and in political science, history, and religion courses.

Searching for a New Kenya

Author : Stephanie Diepeveen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108911552
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Searching for a New Kenya written by Stephanie Diepeveen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining public discussion in urban Kenya, both in-person and online, this book sheds light on the role public discussion plays in politics and how social media affects political movements, providing timely insights into everyday politics in Africa's digital age.

Religion and Politics in Kenya

Author : B. Knighton
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230100511
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Politics in Kenya written by B. Knighton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the various political aspects of the Kenyan political mosaic during the time of Bishop David Gitari, later Archbishop 1997-2002. These essays focus on both this courageous man and the various aspects of the political mosaic in Kenya at that time to 2008, in an effort to bring out the religious dimensions of Kenyan and African politics.

Religion and Human Security in Africa

Author : Ezra Chitando
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429671571
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Human Security in Africa written by Ezra Chitando and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across diverse countries and contexts in Africa, religion has direct implications for human security. While some individuals and groups seek to manipulate and control through the deployment of religion, religious belief is also a common facet of those working towards peace and reconciliation. Despite the strategic importance of religion to human security in Africa, there are few contemporary publications that explore this issue on an international scale. This volume redresses that imbalance by examining religion’s impact on human security across Africa. Written by an international team of contributors, this book looks in detail at the intersection of religion and security in a variety of African contexts. Case studies from a diverse set of countries including Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Burkina Faso, and more, are used to illustrate wider trends across the continent. Acknowledging that religion can be used to incite violence as well as encourage peace, the chapters employ an interdisciplinary exploration of the ethics, sociology, and politics around these issues. This is much needed volume on religion’s capacity to effect human security. It will, therefore, be of significant interest to any scholar of religious studies, African studies, political science, the sociology of religion, and anthropology, as well as peace, conflict, and reconciliation studies.

The Role of Christians in Politics in Africa Today

Author : Patrick Ryan (Fr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Role of Christians in Politics in Africa Today written by Patrick Ryan (Fr.) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Public Religion and the Politics of Homosexuality in Africa

Author : Adriaan van Klinken
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131707341X
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Public Religion and the Politics of Homosexuality in Africa by : Adriaan van Klinken

Download or read book Public Religion and the Politics of Homosexuality in Africa written by Adriaan van Klinken and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues of same-sex relationships and gay and lesbian rights are the subject of public and political controversy in many African societies today. Frequently, these controversies receive widespread attention both locally and globally, such as with the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda. In the international media, these cases tend to be presented as revealing a deeply-rooted homophobia in Africa fuelled by religious and cultural traditions. But so far little energy is expended in understanding these controversies in all their complexity and the critical role religion plays in them. This is the first book with multidisciplinary perspectives on religion and homosexuality in Africa. It presents case studies from across the continent, from Egypt to Zimbabwe and from Senegal to Kenya, and covers religious traditions such as Islam, Christianity and Rastafarianism. The contributors explore the role of religion in the politicisation of homosexuality, investigate local and global mobilisations of power, critically examine dominant religious discourses, and highlight the emergence of counter-discourses. Hence they reveal the crucial yet ambivalent public role of religion in matters of sexuality, social justice and human rights in contemporary Africa.

The Plight of Western Religion

Author : Paul Gifford
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190095871
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book The Plight of Western Religion written by Paul Gifford and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Religion' can be used to mean all kinds of things, but a substantive definition---based on the premise of superhuman powers--can clarify much. It allows us to attempt to differentiate religion from culture, ethnicity, morality and politics. This definition of religion necessarily implies a perception of reality. Until recent centuries in the West, and in most cultures still, the ordinary, natural and immediate way of understanding and experiencing reality was in terms of otherworldly or spiritual forces. However, a cognitive shift has taken place through the rise of science and its subsequent technological application. This new consciousness has not disproved the existence of spiritual forces, but has led to the marginalization of the other-worldly, which even Western churches seem to accept. They persist, but increasingly as pressure groups promoting humanist values. Claims of 'American exceptionalism' in this regard are misleading. Obama's religion, Evangelical support for Trump, and the mega-church message of success in the capitalist system can all be cultural and political phenomena. This eclipsing of the other-worldly constitutes a watershed in human history, with profound consequences not just for religious institutions but for our entire world order.