Christianity, Politics, and Public Life in Kenya (Columbia/Hurst)

by Paul Gifford

Book Overview

Since achieving independence in 1963, Kenya has existed as a classic, patronage state, ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt political elite. Kenya has also become nearly 80 percent Christian, and in this book, Paul Gifford explores the country's diverse churches and their role in shaping public and political life. During the 1990s, Kenya's Catholic and Protestant churches challenged the state's dysfunctional one-party rule; yet today these organizations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231154429
• ISBN13: 9780231154420
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher