Abstract
Religious affiliations act as the motivational force behind the political differences and divisions in the society. It is indeed difficult to separate politicians from the clergy. This to some extent may explain the inability of the clergy to engage and resolve political conflicts. In Kenya for instance, the amorphous relationship between the church and multiparty politics has continued to fuel violence which cloaks the nation during every other electioneering period. This situation demands for an urgent solution or else violence will remain polarizing to the nation of Kenya and most likely split it into irreparable status along lines of ethnicity and economic stratification as ramified by religion. The study sought to analyze the interaction between the church and politics in Kenya from a Historical perspective. A cosmic war theory and just war theory which was exhaustively explained the complex and multi-dimensional roles played by the local church in the violence during elections in Kenya and therefore “Just war” theory was used to supplement and fill this inadequacy. For instance, “cosmic war” theory would not elaborately be used to explain how the church was entangled in the violence whose causes originated elsewhere other than from the biblical images. Historical design was used in this study in exploring, explaining, and understanding the causes, trends, involvement and relationship between religion and violence enabling the study to understand their multidimensional interactions. The study employed purposive and Snow-balling sampling techniques in picking the key respondents. Data was collected through interview, Focus Group discussion and Secondary data. Data was analyzed thematically in tandem which specific objectives.
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IRE Journals:
Jared Makori
"The Interaction Between the Church and Politics in Kenya from A Historical Perspective" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 5 Issue 10 2022 Page 215-220
IEEE:
Jared Makori
"The Interaction Between the Church and Politics in Kenya from A Historical Perspective" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 5(10)
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