Public preaching by Muslims and Pentecostals in Mumias, Western Kenya and its influence on interfaith relations.

• Main Author: Wandera, Joseph M
• Other Authors: Tayob, Abdulkader
• Format: Doctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Cape Town 2015
• Subjects: Religious Studies
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11392

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === This research argues that public preaching by Muslims and Christians reflects their positions in the public sphere, and indicative of the competition between them. From a perceived marginalized position, Muslims want to prove that Christians err on the basis of Biblical and Qur'anic texts. Pentecostal Christian preachers, on the other hand, extend their religious spaces into the public sphere and invite Kenyans in general, and mainline Christians in particular, to recommit themselves to Jesus. The preaching of both Muslims and Christians has potential and real negative effects for public order.