Troubled but not Destroyed

David Gitari, third Archbishop of Kenya, was one of the first post-colonial global Anglican leaders. He challenged Kenya’s politicians, survived attempted assassination, devised new worship services, reformed the Anglican Communion’s pastoral care of polygamists and consolidated Anglican orthodoxy. His book gives his ‘story as told by the actor’.

David Gitari, third Archbishop of Kenya, was one of the first post-colonial global Anglican leaders. He challenged Kenya’s politicians, survived attempted assassination, devised new worship services, reformed the Anglican Communion’s pastoral care of polygamists and consolidated Anglican orthodoxy as a global movement with leadership from Africans. He kept a diary of ‘daily occurrences’ throughout his life. His book is a unique resource for African Church History in the twentieth century.

David Gitari (1937-2013), first Bishop of Mount Kenya East and of Kirinyaga (1975-1997) and Archbishop of Kenya (1997-2002), played a key role in his nation’s development and was recognized internationally as a global Christian leader. He challenged President Moi on the secret ballot, risking imprisonment and escaping assassination. Gitari was a member of the Kenyan Constitutional Review Conference from 2003-2005. He consolidated Anglican orthodoxy as a global movement under African leadership.