Being A Christian In Igbo Land

Author : Eze Ikechukwu
Publisher : Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783832535421

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Being a Christian in Igbo Land by Eze Ikechukwu Pdf

It is not always a comfortable position to question the position of a good majority. However, it is known that the majority can sometimes be wrong or see things differently. It takes courage and a particularly critical mind to question the depth of the Christian Faith in a land seen as the future of Christianity in Africa. As a Priest with some pastoral experience both in Africa and in Europe, the Author is at home with the subject matter in this book. He accepts the fact of the growing numbers in the churches but questions the depth of conviction in the face of the problems arising from the clash of values between Christian Faith and Igbo Traditional Religion. He maintains that, if God saw enough reasons to create men differently and revealed himself differently to them, he - God accepts that men have different understandings of his relationship with them and that they may relate with him using what is available to them - their Culture and Tradition.

Author : Chibueze C. Udeani
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789042022294

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Inculturation as Dialogue by Chibueze C. Udeani Pdf

Although Africa is today often seen, because of its large number of Christians, as the future hope of the Church, a closer examination of African Christianity, however, shows that the Christian faith has not taken deep root in Africa. Many Africans today declare themselves to be Christians but still remain followers of their traditional African religions, especially in matters concerning the inner dimensions of their lives. It is evident that, in strictly personal matters relating to such issues as passage rites and crises, most Africans turn to their African traditional religions. As an incarnational faith, part of the history of Christianity has been its encounter with other cultures and its becoming deeply rooted in some of these cultures. The central question remains: Why has the Christian faith not taken deep root in Africa? This volume is concerned with answering this question.

Author : Akuma-Kalu Njoku,Elochukwu Uzukwu
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781443870344

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Interface Between Igbo Theology and Christianity by Akuma-Kalu Njoku,Elochukwu Uzukwu Pdf

Interface between Igbo Theology and Christianity is a timely book that provides new scholarly thinking concerning the convergence of Christianity and Igbo Traditional Religion taking place in the Igbo culture area. This book, a fruit of multidisciplinary conversation among Igbo scholars and Igbophiles, offers concepts, themes, issues, and case studies with deep ethnographic details, some of which do not exist anywhere else in print. It is a major statement of how modern Igbo scholars, social scientists, philosophers, theologians, liturgists, and active pastors and parish priests, understand the intersection of Igbo Traditional Religion and Christianity in postcolonial Nigeria. The editors and authors of the chapters of this book draw from their wealth of experience to offer to students, scholars, researchers, community-based organizations and NGOs, and practitioners in interfaith dialogue a “must have” manual to engage in and develop mutual respect and trust among Christian denominations and between them and Igbo Traditional Religion. This book will serve as a blueprint for a deep dialogue among the Igbo in both city and rural settings, in the context of clan and community life context and in the Christian parish setting. The book will certainly appeal to numerous communities in Africa wishing to share similar local experiences and collective memories, but which do not have the channels to talk about themselves in scholarly writing.

Author : Edmund Ilogu
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 9004040218

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Christianity and Ibo Culture by Edmund Ilogu Pdf

Author : Edwin Anaegboka Udoye
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783643901163

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Resolving the Prevailing Conflicts Between Christianity and African (Igbo) Traditional Religion Through Inculturation by Edwin Anaegboka Udoye Pdf

For not integrating initially some of the good elements in Igbo culture, many Igbo Christians have double personality - Christian personality and traditional personality. They are Christians on Sundays but traditionalists on weekdays. To combat such an anomalous situation, in imitation of Christ's effort at completing what was lacking in the Jewish religion, author Edwin Udoye proposes radical inculturation. His book equally contains many serious theological reflections such that it recommends itself to both theologians and the scholars researching on the religions of the world. Udoye has therefore made a very significant contribution worthy of commendation to both theological and religious studies.

Author : George Nnaemeka Oranekwu
Publisher : Iko
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060786392

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The Significant Role of Initiation in the Traditional Igbo Culture and Religion by George Nnaemeka Oranekwu Pdf

In the face of the difficult task of inculturating the Christian faith in Igboland, christianizing the Igbo and igbonizing Christianity, this book offers an interesting and inspiring study of Igbo traditional initiation forms in comparison with the Christian sacraments of initiation. Because of its characteristic features and the significant role in Igbo tradition and culture, it proposes traditional Igbo initiation forms as inculturation basis for pastoral catechesis of Christian initiation.

Author : Chinyere Felicia Priest
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781839730115

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The Conversion of Igbo Christians to Islam by Chinyere Felicia Priest Pdf

Often considered a Christian heartland in Nigeria, Igboland has recently seen a dramatic increase in Igbo Christians converting to Islam. Yet, despite this rapid change, there has been minimal research into the growth of Islam in the area and the implications this has for Christianity in the region. Addressing this need, Dr Chinyere Felicia Priest provides a detailed exploration of Igbo converts’ reasons for conversion through skilful analysis of in-depth ethnographic interviews with thirty converts, considering their social, religious, and familial backgrounds. This unique study sheds much-needed light on the role of intellectual factors in the conversion experiences of many newly Muslim Igbos and challenges previous ideas of monetary and social influences as primary motivations for conversion. As a result of her examination of these conversion experiences, Dr Priest calls for serious intellectual engagement of biblical doctrine within the Igbo church and highlights the need for ministers and missiologists to better disciple and equip Christians to adequately engage with Muslim objections to the gospel and give a reasoned defence of their faith. The vulnerability of many Igbo Christians will continue to result in converts to Islam unless the church heeds the lessons learned from this research and outlined in this book.

Author : Augustine Senan Ogunyeremuba Okwu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761848844

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Igbo Culture and the Christian Missions 1857-1957 by Augustine Senan Ogunyeremuba Okwu Pdf

This book explores the strategies and methods of the Protestant and Roman Catholic missionaries in Igboland and Igbo response during the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Using oral traditions, primary sources, and the author's life experience as a Christian convert and missionary, the text examines the missions' programs, missteps, and impact.

Author : Hilary C. Achunike
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532018985

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Dreams of Heaven by Hilary C. Achunike Pdf

Historical studies about Christianity in Igboland and elsewhere in Africa have largely concentrated on church activitiesespecially on the work of expatriate missionary priests and the different denominations of Christianity adopted by the people. But what about the peoples personal experience with their religion? How does an Igbo man or woman see the Christian church as relevant to his or life? Dreams of Heaven: A Modern Response to Christianity in North-Western Igboland, 19701990 is the first serious contemporary study of how the Igbo people have responded to Christianityand how they continue to respond to it today. It shows that the Igbo response to Christianity has changed with time and perspective, and that even with an avidity for churches and religion, the Igbo are largely disillusioned and even confused about the tenets and fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith. The truth about Christianity in Igboland is that there are many who are Christian in name but pagan in practicelargely due to the fracturing, splintering, and proliferation of churches and denominations, which has made knowing true Christianity difficult for many people. With a recognition of these facts, however, is born a hope for the Igbo to embrace Christian values and further their lives of faith.

Author : Bartholomew N. Okere
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781475911091

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Appraisal of the Growth of the Christian Faith in Igboland by Bartholomew N. Okere Pdf

The Igbo people in Nigeria continue to make some movements toward Christianity, but many fail to practice the faith properly. Tribal traditions and old beliefs continue to be mixed with Christian concepts. By exploring the problem from a psychological and pastoral perspective, author Bartholomew N. Okere seeks to discover ways to advance the Christian faith. Okere, an ordained Catholic priest, asks serious questions about the nature of religion: - Can someone believe in a supernatural being without any proof that the being is affecting his life? li> Can the notion of God be therapeutic in any sense, especially when people face diff rent life-threatening situations? Can a hungry person sing and praise God on empty stomach? Can the name of God be employed for political gains? The Christian religion in Nigeria has dramatically affected the people of Igboland. Discover why this is so important, and learn more about faith, religion, and life in Nigeria in An Appraisal of the Growth of the Christian Faith in Igboland.

Author : Eugene E. Dike
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Catholic Church
ISBN : UOM:39015051920919

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Christian Marriage and Family in Igboland by Eugene E. Dike Pdf

Author : Michael Okoh
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783643901682

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Fostering Christian Faith in Schools and Christian Communities Through Igbo Traditional Values by Michael Okoh Pdf

Religious education in Nigeria is in a state of transformation, owing to the country's current pluralist nature among other factors. In the process, concepts of religion and education are revisited and reassessed in order to make them meaningful to mankind in his pluralist world. With this book, author Michael Okoh inaugurates a fundamental revision. He brings traditional African education and values alongside Christian ideals into dialogue with the "Western progressive learning approaches," paving new ways for religious education activity in Nigeria, particularly in Igboland. (Series: Tubingen Prospects on Pastoral Theology and Religious Pedagogics / Tubinger Perspektiven zur Pastoraltheologie und Religionspadagogik - Vol. 45)

Author : Hyacinth Kalu
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462027729

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The Word Took Flesh by Hyacinth Kalu Pdf

In our age and time, many Igbo Christians are faced with crises of faith and identity as to whether they are Christians, faithful to the teachings of their religion, or Igbos, loyal to their native customs and cultures. Addressing these crises, this book identifies and proposes ways of incorporating the Christian message, through a systematic process of inculturation, into the life of the Igbo people so that they can be at home with the message of the gospel, and at the same time, at home with the Igbo cultures. It assists the Igbo people to live out their Christian life as a truly Igbo people, and not in the foreign garments of missionary Christianity. Broadly, this book presents the intrinsic relationships and indissoluble marriage between religion and culture. It highlights the fact that, every religion has cultural influences, just as every culture has religious influences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595320684

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African Christianity Rises by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael K. Onyekwere, SDV
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781644264539

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The Conflicting Influence of the Christian Messages in Igboland by Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael K. Onyekwere, SDV Pdf

The Conflicting Influence of the Christian Messages in Igboland By: Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael K. Onyekwere, SDV The Conflicting Influence of the Christian Messages in Igboland examines how the homogeneity of a people called the Igbos was destroyed. What they held as sacrosanct degenerated under conflicting and pluralistic Christian messages, thereby replicating the Babel experience in Genesis. With this book, Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael K. Onyekwere, SDV wishes to draw readers’ attention to identify the reasons why there is a breakdown of the values that gave identity to Igboland, threatening their identity as one people. He hopes to offer some solutions and leave some room for further work to be done in the area of conflict management and ecumenism.