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Women of Fire and Spirit

History, Faith, and Gender in Roho Religion in Western Kenya

By: Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton

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Women of Fire and Spirit

History, Faith, and Gender in Roho Religion in Western Kenya

By: Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton

The African Christian Roho religion, or Holy Spirit movement, is a charismatic and prophetic movement that arose in the Luo region of western Kenya. This movement has fascinated students of history and religion for more than sixty years, but surprisingly has not been extensively studied. This book fills that lacuna. In Women of Fire and Spirit, Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton uses the extensive oral histories and life narratives of active participants in the faith, giving them full voice in constructing the history of their Church. In doing so, she counter-balances the existing historical literature, which draws heavily on colonial records. Hoehler-Fatton's sources call into question the paradigm of "schism" that has dominated the discussion of African independent Christianity. Faith, rather than schism or politics, emerges here as the hallmark of Roho religion. Hoehler-Fatton's book is doubly unusual in foregrounding the role of women in the evolution and expansion of their Church. She traces the gradual transformation of women's involvement from the early years when--drawing on indigenous models of female spirit possession--women acted as soldiers, headed congregations, and served as pastors, to the present condition of Western-style institutionalization and exclusion for women. Despite this marginalization, women members continue to be inspired by the defiance of past heroines.

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Oxford University Press

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0195356969

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Understanding World Christianity

Eastern Africa

By: Paul Kollman,Cynthia Toms Smedley

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Understanding World Christianity

Eastern Africa

By: Paul Kollman,Cynthia Toms Smedley

Each volume of the Understanding World Christianity series analyzes the state of Christianity from six different angles. The focus is always Christianity, but it is approached in an interdisciplinary manner--chronological, denominational, sociopolitical, geographical, biographical, and theological. Short, engaging chapters help readers understand the complexity of Christianity in the region and broaden their understanding of the region itself. Readers will understand the interplay of Christianity and culture and will see how geography, borders, economics, and other factors influence Christian faith. In this exciting volume, Paul Kollman and Cynthia Toms Smedley offer an introduction to Eastern African Christianity that has been desperately needed by scholars, students, and interested readers alike. Rich in experience and knowledge, Kollman and Toms Smedley introduce readers to the vibrancy of Eastern African Christianity like no other authors have done before.

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Fortress Press

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1506451470

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Women of Fire and Spirit

History, Faith, and Gender in Roho Religion in Western Kenya

By: Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton

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History, Faith, and Gender in Roho Religion in Western Kenya

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0195097912

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Women of Fire and Spirit

History, Faith, and Gender in Roho Religion in Western Kenya

By: Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton

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History, Faith, and Gender in Roho Religion in Western Kenya

By: Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton

Looking at the African Christian Roho religion, or Holy Spirit movement, in Western Kenya, this book uses oral histories and life narratives to provide a counterweight to existing historical literature, and also brings to the fore the role of women in the evolution and expansion of the Church.

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