Religion and Politics in Kenya
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Religion and Politics in Kenya

Essays in Honor of a Meddlesome Priest

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Religion and Politics in Kenya

Essays in Honor of a Meddlesome Priest

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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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Tables and Figures
  8. Preface and Acknowledgments
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Notes on the Contributors
  11. 1 Introduction: Strange but Inevitable Bedfellows
  12. I: The Religious Background to Politics in Kenya
  13. 2 Compromised Critics: Religion in Kenya’s Politics
  14. 3 Faith Engaging Politics: The Preaching of the Kingdom of God
  15. II: The Bishop Meddling in Politics
  16. 4 “Was There No Naboth to Say No?” Using the Pulpit in the Struggle for Democracy: The Anglican Church, Bishop Gitari, and Kenyan Politics
  17. 5 Meddling on to 2008: Is There Any Relevance for Gitari’s Model in the Aftermath of Ethnic Violence?
  18. 6 The Church and Islam: Vyama Vingi (Multipartyism) and the Ufungamano Talks
  19. III: The Churches’ Involvement in Contemporary Issues
  20. 7 The NCCK and the Struggle Against ”Ethnic Clashes” in Kenya
  21. 8 Christianity Co-opted
  22. 9 Muingiki Madness
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index