Religion and Politics in Kenya : Essays in Honor of a Meddlesome Priest

Addresses the various political aspects of the Kenyan political mosaic during the time of Bishop David Gitari, later Archbishop 1997-2002. These essays focus on both this courageous man and the various aspects of the political mosaic in Kenya at that time to 2008, in an effort to bring out the religious dimensions of Kenyan and African politics. This book addresses the various political aspects of the Kenyan political mosaic during the time of Bishop David Gitari, later Archbishop 1997-2002, and through today. These essays will focus on both this courageous man and the various aspects of the political mosaic in Kenya at that time to 2008, in an effort to bring out the religious dimensions of Kenyan and African politics Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Introduction: Strange but Inevitable Bedfellows....Pages 1-53 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 Compromised Critics: Religion in Kenya’s Politics....Pages 57-94 Faith Engaging Politics: The Preaching of the Kingdom of God....Pages 95-120 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 “Was There No Naboth to Say No?” Using the Pulpit in the Struggle for Democracy: The Anglican Church, Bishop Gitari, and Kenyan Politics....Pages 123-142 Meddling on to 2008: Is There Any Relevance for Gitari’s Model in the Aftermath of Ethnic Violence?....Pages 143-154 The Church and Islam: Vyama Vingi (Multipartyism) and the Ufungamano Talks....Pages 155-180 Front Matter....Pages 181-181 The NCCK and the Struggle against “Ethnic Clashes” in Kenya....Pages 183-199 Christianity Co-Opted....Pages 201-221 Muingiki Madness....Pages 223-250 Back Matter....Pages 251-294