Legacies and pitfalls amongst the African Evangelicals: A Kenyan experience from a historical perspective

The research study sets out to explore the contribution of the African Evangelicals in both the colonial and post-colonial Kenya to the social lives of the nation. Can’t it be viewed as a positive social influence or an ecclesiastical pitfall? In utilising a socio-historical design, it poses the que...

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Main Author: Gathogo, Julius M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2022
In: HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 78, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Chief Njega Wa Gioko
B Muthirigu Dance
B Moi and Chiluba’s Leaderships
B Evangelical European Missionaries
B Legacies and Pitfalls Amongst African Evangelicals
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