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As South Sudan turns 10, questions over the role of the church emerge amid anti-clerical violence

Written by: Christopher Tounsel, Assistant Professor of History and African Studies, Penn State

Religious identity played a role in liberation struggle.Ali Ngethi/AFP via Getty Images)

On July 9, 2021, South Sudan will celebrate its 10th anniversary of independence – but it does so amid concern over violence in the young nation.

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