The Arathi, a term meaning "prophets",[1] are a Christian religious movement founded in 1926 in Kenya.[2] Along with the African Orthodox Church, Arathi was founded by the Agikuyu in the wake of Kenya's civil unrest during the 1920.[2] Joseph Ng'ang'a and Musa Thuo are among the sect's most notable prophets.[2]
Arathi was outlawed in 1934, when colonial officials prohibited Arathi meetings.[3]
Baptism has remained a central part of the Arathi tradition since its founding, and is still practiced today. It is viewed as a symbol of the beginning of a new life, and followers receive a new name after their baptism.[4]
References
edit- ^ Isaria N. Kimambo and Thomas T. Spear, East African Expressions of Christianity (James Currey, 1999), 238.
- ^ a b c Francis Kimani Githieya, "The Formation and Development of the Arathi," The Freedom of the Spirit: African Indigenous Churches in Kenya (Oxford University Press US, 1997), 123.
- ^ Norman Etherington, Missions and Empire (Oxford University Press, 2005), 233.
- ^ Francis Kimani Githieya, "The Formation and Development of the Arathi," The Freedom of the Spirit: African Indigenous Churches in Kenya (Oxford University Press US, 1997), 124.
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