@article{kamaara_towards_2010, title = {Towards Christian national identity in Africa: a historical perspective to the challenge of ethnicity to the church in Kenya}, volume = {16}, issn = {1354-9901}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250227817_Towards_Christian_National_Identity_in_Africa_A_Historical_Perspective_to_the_Challenge_of_Ethnicity_to_the_Church_in_Kenya}, doi = {10.3366/E1354990110000845}, shorttitle = {Towards Christian national identity in Africa}, abstract = {Ethnic conflicts characterise much of Africa today. While Christian values are expected to foster national cohesion and identity, more often than not, Christianity has provided a convenient and effective rallying point around which ethnic conflicts are mobilised. This writer adopts a historical perspective to interrogate negative ethnicity and the Church in Africa using illustrations from Kenya. She challenges the Church to ‘re-route’ its mission for ‘love, justice and real humanity lived by Christ and based on him’ (Okolo).}, pages = {126--144}, number = {2}, journaltitle = {Studies in World Christianity}, shortjournal = {Studies in World Christianity}, author = {Kamaara, Eunice}, urldate = {2019-10-24}, date = {2010}, note = {Paid}, keywords = {Christians -- Identity, Christians -- Kenya, Colonialism and neocolonialism, Group identity, Kenya -- Church history, Kenya -- Religion, Nationalism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Open access, Peer reviewed}, }