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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Главный автор: Ndereba, Kevin Muriithi (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Brill 2023
В: International journal of public theology
Год: 2023, Том: 17, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 117-131
Индексация IxTheo:CG Христианство и политика
CH Христианство и общество
KAJ Новейшее время
KBN Черная Африка
NCC Социальная этика
NCD Политическая этика
Другие ключевые слова: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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Итог: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
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15697320-20230074