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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1. VerfasserIn: Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2023
In: International journal of public theology
Jahr: 2023, Band: 17, Heft: 1, Seiten: 117-131
IxTheo Notationen:CG Christentum und Politik
CH Christentum und Gesellschaft
KAJ Kirchengeschichte 1914-; neueste Zeit
KBN Subsahara-Afrika
NCC Sozialethik
NCD Politische Ethik
weitere Schlagwörter: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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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1569-7320
Enthält:Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15697320-20230074