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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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2023
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International journal of public theology
Año: 2023, Volumen: 17, Número: 1, Páginas: 117-131 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | CG Cristianismo y política CH Cristianismo y sociedad KAJ Época contemporánea KBN África subsahariana NCC Ética social NCD Ética política |
| Otras palabras clave: | 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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| Sumario: | 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 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-20230074 |