Black Theology and Its Response to Poverty in the Public Sphere – A Case for the Africa Inland Church in Kenya

Bibliographic Data

ID20209748
AuthorsVhumani Magezi (0000-0002-5858-143X, North West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, corresponding author), Noah K Tenai (North West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa)
Year2017
Volume15
Issue1
Pages60-78
Publication date2017-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBlack Theology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-9948 • E-ISSN: 1743-1670
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14769948.2017.1271585
OpenAlexW2578457988
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

Poverty levels in Kenya, as in many other parts of the world, are still unacceptably high. Various responses against poverty since independence, by the government and non-governmental agencies, especially churches, have not succeeded in eradicating the scourge. A closer look at Black theology demonstrates its emphases on the conflict between the oppressor and the oppressed; and on preferential options for the poor. These emphases in Black theology provided a theological legitimacy for a response against slavery in the Americas and apartheid in South Africa, and are now strongly related to the ongoing engagement with poverty and its causes. Although the Africa Inland Church plays a notable role in the provision of education, healthcare and relief supplies among the poor and the vulnerable in Kenya, the theological framework provided by Black theology could position the Africa Inland Church to better respond to poverty and its causes, while partnering with other responsible poverty response agencies in Kenya

African american · Black church · Black theology · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnology · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Sociology · Theology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Christian Theology and Mission · Gender Studies · Law · Religion, Society, and Development

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