Ethnic Reconciliation from the Margins: Public Theology from the Perspective of Youth Ministry
The Kenyan post-election violence of 2007 deepened the ethnic differences that have been growing for the past decades after independence. While the August 2022 elections revealed political maturity, the October 2017 re-elections indicated that the hostility was not a settled issue. Kenyan churches i...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Brill
2023
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International journal of public theology
Έτος: 2023, Τόμος: 17, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 117-131 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | CG Χριστιανισμός και Πολιτική CH Χριστιανισμός και Κοινωνία KAJ Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 1914-, Σύγχρονη Εποχή ΚΒΝ Υποσαχάρια Αφρική NCC Κοινωνική Ηθική NCD Πολιτική Ηθική |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Church and society
B ethnic reconciliation B Practical Theology B Youth Ministry B Public Theology B Biblical Theology B post-election violence |
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| Σύνοψη: | The Kenyan post-election violence of 2007 deepened the ethnic differences that have been growing for the past decades after independence. While the August 2022 elections revealed political maturity, the October 2017 re-elections indicated that the hostility was not a settled issue. Kenyan churches in the post-democratic space have courted with political alliances along ethnic blocs. Additionally, some of the protestant churches in Kenya such as Presbyterian, Methodist and Friends, are largely monoethnic despite their long history. To what extent can these churches follow the biblical vision of a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic church? This topic has generated theological interest yet few have assessed the role of the youth in ethnic reconciliation. This article will 1) survey the issue of ethnicity and the church; 2) offer a biblical-theological reflection on ethnicity, and 3) suggest how an inclusive-congregational youth ministry model can revitalize ethnic reconciliation in the church and by extension, society. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-20230074 |