Traditional Churches, Born Again Christianity, and Pentecostalism: Religious Mobility and Religious Repertoires in Urban Kenya

by Yonatan N. Gez

Book Overview

In Kenya's vibrant urban religious landscape, where Pentecostal and traditional churches of various orientations live side by side, religious identity tends to overflow a single institutional affiliation. While Kenya's Christianity may offer modes of coping with the fragilities of urban life, it is subject to repeated crises and schisms, often fueled by rumors and accusations of hypocrisy. In order to understand the unfolding of Kenyans' dynamic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030080625
• ISBN13: 9783030080624
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"