ABSTRACT

This volume offers a debate on the role of Christianity in post-colonial Kenya, charting the role of the church, state and society in the transformation of Kenya and the relationship between the three. It shows how the church initiated health, education, and economic activities, showing it to be a major instrument of transformation.

chapter |23 pages

Introduction

part |1 pages

Part 1: Temporal Means to Holy Ends

chapter 1|19 pages

Temporal Means to Holy Ends: 1846-1939

chapter 2|17 pages

Secular Power, Sacred Authority: 1939-63

part |1 pages

Part 2: Church, State and Society under Kenyatta, 1963-78

chapter 4|11 pages

Silence and Discourse

chapter 5|39 pages

Education and Cultural Work

chapter 6|6 pages

Health and Relief Work

chapter 7|25 pages

Agricultural and Economic Ventures

part |1 pages

Part 3: Church, State and Society under Moi, 1978-92