The Sheep-Stealing Dilemma
Among Kenyan Christians, the distinction between the terms ‘church member’ and ‘visitor’ is widely used, and occasional visits to non-membership churches are a common practice. In our ethnographic research in urban Kenya (Nairobi and Kisumu), we observed how, across denominations, church visits abid...
| Published in: | Journal of religion in Africa |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 163-189 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kenya
/ Denomination (Religion)
/ Membership
/ Church attendance
/ Conversion (Religion)
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Kenya
Christianity
Pentecostalism
religious mobility
interdenominational relations
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Volltext (Verlag) |
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