Church State and Society in Kenya


Galia. Sabar
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.
Omfang
1 online resource (352 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; CHURCH, STATE AND SOCIETY IN KENYA; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Glossary; Map of Kenya showing CPK Dioceses, 1994; Introduction; Part 1: Temporal Means to Holy Ends; 1 Temporal Means to Holy Ends:1846-1939; 2 Secular Power, Sacred Authority: 1939-63; Part 2: Church, State and Society under Kenyatta, 1963-78; 3 Transferring Allegiances: The Church and Political Independence; 4 Silence and Discourse; 5 Education and Cultural Work; 6 Health and Relief Work. - 7 Agricultural and Economic Ventures8 Gradual Divergence in the Church's Position; 9 The Church in the Kenyatta Era: Mediative Ambiguity; Part 3: Church, State and Society under Moi, 1978-92; 10 Theological Foundations for Political Activism; 11 The Sermons Debate: 1982-88; 12 'The Kenya We Want': 1988-90; 13 The Struggle for Multipartyism: 1991-92; 14 The Politicization of the Church's Development Work: 1978-92; 15 By Way of Conclusion: Community, Consciousness and the Content of Democracy; Appendix; Select Bibliography; Index. - This volume offers a debate on the role of Christianity in post-colonial Kenya, charting the role of the church, state and society in the transformation of Kenya and the relationship between the three. It shows how the church initiated health, education, and economic activities, showing it to be a major instrument of transformation.
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Dewey
ISBN
0714650773

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