Nigerian Pentecostalism And Development

Author : Richard Burgess
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351682541

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This book examines the contributions, both intentional and unintentional, of Nigerian Pentecostal churches and NGOs to development, studying their development practices broadly in relation to the intersecting spheres of politics, economics, health, education, human rights, and peacebuilding. In sub-Saharan Africa, Pentecostalism is fast becoming the dominant expression of Christianity, but while the growth and civic engagement of these churches has been well documented, their role in development has received less attention. The Nigerian Pentecostal landscape is one of the most vibrant in Africa. Churches are increasingly assuming more prominent roles as they seek to address the social and moral ills of contemporary society, often in fierce competition with Islam for dominance in Nigerian public space. Some scholars suggest that the combination of an enchanted worldview, an emphasis on miracles and prosperity teaching, and a preoccupation with evangelism discourages effective political engagement and militates against development. However, Nigerian Pentecostalism and Development argues that there is an emerging movement within contemporary Nigerian Pentecostalism which is becoming increasingly active in development practices. This book goes on to explore the increasingly transnational approach that churches take, often seeking to build multicultural congregations around the globe, for instance in Britain and the United States. Nigerian Pentecostalism and Development: Spirit, Power, and Transformation will be of considerable interest to scholars and students concerned with the intersection between religion and development, and to development practitioners and policy-makers working in the region.

Author : Babatunde Aderemi Adedibu,Benson Ohihon Igboin,Rotimi Alabi Oti,Isaac Deji Ayeboyin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3962031618

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Nigerian Pentecostalism and Christian Social Responsibility by Babatunde Aderemi Adedibu,Benson Ohihon Igboin,Rotimi Alabi Oti,Isaac Deji Ayeboyin Pdf

This book takes a swipe on Nigerian Pentecostalism but argues that in spite of the avalanche of criticisms, there are positive contributions which can be veritable data for further interrogation of the claims of Nigerian Pentecostalism on development. Many scholars have criticised rather profusely the Pentecostal movement for its ostentatious lifestyle as the only valid criterion to evaluate its developmental stride. While this is legitimate, it, however, does not tell the whole story. The book argues that Nigerian Pentecostalism has long realised the need to not only concentrate on the spiritual aspect of its mandate, but also on the development of the whole society in ways that all could benefit irrespective of religious, social or ethnic affiliation. From economic, sports, education, banking to health, many Nigerian Pentecostal churches have adopted interventionist approach that combines pneumatic and secular strategies in what they refer to as Christian Social Responsibility, thus filling developmental gaps created by a thoroughly corrupt government. "In this book, African scholars have gathered to dissect Nigerian Pentecostalism and perform a diagnosis of the ills that weigh it down. No wonder the book answers some of the most pertinent questions on Pentecostalism in Africa.... It shows that Pentecostal Christianity is fast becoming of age in Nigeria. The long-desired self-critique that shapes the argument of this book itself feels like a Pentecostal miracle." Dr. Harvey Kwiyani - Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool "The book is a welcome and very timely Nigerian contribution on topics that need to be on the African and global theological agenda. What I liked about it, is the fact that it is an honest and critical analysis of the inherent identity of Nigerian Pentecostalism in relation to the plight of poverty and many other challenges that question the depth and influence of Christianity in the African continent in general but in Nigeria in particular. The bo

Author : Nimi Wariboko
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781580464901

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Part 1. Origins and spirituality of Nigerian Pentecostalism. Sources of Nigerian pentecostalism --The spell of the invisible --Excremental visions in postcolonial Pentecostalism --Desire and disgust : ways of being for God --The Pentecostal self : from body to body politic --Part 2. Ethical vision of Nigerian Pentecostal spirituality. Politics: between ontology and spiritual warfare --Miracles, sovereignty, and community --Altersovereignty and virtue of Pentecostal friendship --Spirituality and the weight of blackness --"This neighbor cannot be loved!" : invisibility and nudity of the "Pentecostal other"--Pentecostalism and Nigerian society.

Author : Israel O. Olofinjana
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781456866822

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20 Pentecostal Pioneers in Nigeria by Israel O. Olofinjana Pdf

Ever so often a book comes along that I feel should have been written years ago, and this book is one of them. As a Christian who found faith in Nigeria in the 80s, I was intrigued by stories about 'God Generals", those men and women that led 20th century revivals across the world (most of them in the West). Now I have in my hands, a book that shares some of the stories of some of my fellow countrymen who shaped the faith landscape in Nigeria. I am really impressed with the diversity of the leaders identified and the depth of the research undertaken. This book, in my view, should be a must read for anyone interested in origins of Pentecostalism in Nigeria. Keno Ogbo, Co-editor, The Black Church in the 21st Century "The Lord joined us to the ministry of Benson Idahosa for 20 years and we saw firsthand the reality and power of the gospel in Africa that has touched the world. The Lord's sovereign work in the continent is going to impact the globe for generations to come. Thank God for the African church of Jesus Christ. Millions of strong and faithful believers are coming forth at this critical time as God builds His church." Dr Kent & Ruth Hodge, President of Christian Faith Institute, Jos, Nigeria. Christianity has been recognised to be a growing religion in Sub Sahara Africa. The expression of Christianity that is expanding in Africa is Pentecostalism. One reason for this growth is the renewal factor which has engulfed the whole continent. Nigeria is one of the countries that has and is still experiencing revival that is contributing to local and global Christianity. What is the origin of Pentecostalism in Nigeria? What contributions did the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa make to the Pentecostal scene in Africa? Why is RCCG one of the fastest growing Churches in the World? This book considers the history of Pentecostalism in Nigeria by looking at the pioneering efforts of men and women who laid the foundation of the Movement.

Author : Abimbola A. Adelakun
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009281744

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Performing Power in Nigeria by Abimbola A. Adelakun Pdf

Author : Abimbola A. Adelakun
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108926312

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For decades, Pentecostalism has been one of the most powerful socio-cultural and socio-political movements in Africa. The Pentecostal modes of constructing the world by using their performative agencies to embed their rites in social processes have imbued them with immense cultural power to contour the character of their societies. Performing Power in Nigeria explores how Nigerian Pentecostals mark their self-distinction as a people of power within a social milieu that affirmed and contested their desires for being. Their faith, and the various performances that inform it, imbue the social matrix with saliences that also facilitate their identity of power. Using extensive archival material, interviews and fieldwork, Abimbola A. Adelakun questions the histories, desires, knowledge, tools, and innate divergences of this form of identity, and its interactions with the other ideological elements that make up the society. Analysing the important developments in contemporary Nigerian Pentecostalism, she demonstrates how the social environment is being transformed by the Pentecostal performance of their identity as the people of power.

Author : Philipp Öhlmann,Wilhelm Gräb,Marie-Luise Frost
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000733426

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African Initiated Christianity and the Decolonisation of Development by Philipp Öhlmann,Wilhelm Gräb,Marie-Luise Frost Pdf

This book investigates the substantial and growing contribution which African Independent and Pentecostal Churches are making to sustainable development in all its manifold forms. Moreover, this volume seeks to elucidate how these churches reshape the very notion of sustainable development and contribute to the decolonisation of development. Fostering both overarching and comparative perspectives, the book includes chapters on West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, and Burkina Faso) and Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa). It aims to open up a subfield focused on African Initiated Christianity within the religion and development discourse, substantially broadening the scope of the existing literature. Written predominantly by scholars from the African continent, the chapters in this volume illuminate potentials and perspectives of African Initiated Christianity, combining theoretical contributions, essays by renowned church leaders, and case studies focusing on particular churches or regional contexts. While the contributions in this book focus on the African continent, the notion of development underlying the concept of the volume is deliberately wide and multidimensional, covering economic, social, ecological, political, and cultural dimensions. Therefore, the book will be useful for the community of scholars interested in religion and development as well as researchers within African studies, anthropology, development studies, political science, religious studies, sociology of religion, and theology. It will also be a key resource for development policymakers and practitioners.

Author : Adeshina Afolayan,Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso,Toyin Falola
Publisher : Springer
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319749112

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Pentecostalism and Politics in Africa by Adeshina Afolayan,Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso,Toyin Falola Pdf

As the epicenter of Christianity has shifted towards Africa in recent decades, Pentecostalism has emerged as a particularly vibrant presence on the continent. This collection of essays offers a groundbreaking study of the complex links between politics and African Pentecostalism. Situated at the intersection between the political, the postcolonial, and global neoliberal capitalism, contributors examine the roots of the Pentecostal movement’s extraordinary growth; how Pentecostalism intervenes in key social and political issues, such as citizenship, party politics, development challenges, and identity; and conversely, how politics in Africa modulate the Pentecostal movement. Pentecostalism and Politics in Africa offers a wide-ranging picture of a central dimension of postcolonial African life, opening up new directions for future research.

Author : Richard Burgess
Publisher : OCMS
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1870345630

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Nigeria's Christian Revolution by Richard Burgess Pdf

Nigeria has become the arena of one of the most remarkable religious movements of recent times, reflecting the shift in the global center of Christianity from the North to the South. This book tells the story of one sector of this movement from its root in the Nigerian civil war to the turn of the new millenium. It describes a revival that occurred among the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria and the new Pentecostal churches it generated and documents the changes that have occurred as the movement has responded to global flows and local demands. As such, it explores the nature of revivalist and Pentecostal experience but does so against the backdrop of local socio-political and economic developments, such as decolonization and civil war, as well broader processes, such as modernization and globalization.

Author : D. Freeman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137017253

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Pentecostalism and Development by D. Freeman Pdf

Development was founded on the belief that religion was not important to development processes. The contributors call this assumption into question and explore the practical impacts of religion by looking at the developmental consequences of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa, and by contrasting Pentecostal and secular models of change.

Author : Onome Bridget E. Josiah Amata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nigeria
ISBN : 978360841X

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The Nigerian Pentecostal Movement by Onome Bridget E. Josiah Amata Pdf

Author : D. Freeman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137017253

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Pentecostalism and Development by D. Freeman Pdf

Development was founded on the belief that religion was not important to development processes. The contributors call this assumption into question and explore the practical impacts of religion by looking at the developmental consequences of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa, and by contrasting Pentecostal and secular models of change.

Author : Nimi Wariboko,Adeshina Afolayan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725266377

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African Pentecostalism and World Christianity by Nimi Wariboko,Adeshina Afolayan Pdf

In the last fifty years, the history of World Christianity has been disproportionally shaped, if not defined, by African Pentecostalism. The objective of this volume is to investigate and interrogate the critical junctures at which World Christianity invigorates and is invigorated by African Pentecostalism. The essays of the thinkers gathered here examine the general relationships between World Christianity and Africa and the specific interplays between World Christianity and African Pentecostalism. Scholars from multiple disciplines, continents, and countries evaluate how the theological scholarship and missional works of eminent African intellectual Johnson Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu have contributed to the scholarly understanding of how Global Christianity has been mediated by its reception in Africa. They also investigate how African Pentecostalism has been shaped by its contact with the diverse forms of Christianity in Africa and the rest of the world. With contributions from: Opoku Onyinah Harvey C. Kwiyani Kirsteen Kim Craig S. Keener Charles Prempeh Kenneth R. Ross Trevor H. G. Smith Vivian Dzokoto Chammah J. Kaunda Felix Kang Esoh Patrick Kofi Amissah Caleb Nyanni Marleen de Witte Oluwaseun Abimbola Philomena Njeru Nwaura Faith Lugazia Dietrich Werner Allan H. Anderson

Author : Omololu Fagunwa
Publisher : Cross Impact and Advancement Initiative
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 978997292X

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Nigerian Pentecostalism by Omololu Fagunwa Pdf

With the changing dynamics of Christianity in an African context, it is important to recall Church History. There's much we can learn from the long history of Christian Faith. However, it appears we are living in a time where we are more ignorant of Church History than at any other point since the 16th-century reformation. This book brings its reader up to speed with Nigerian Pentecostal History. This book endeavours to answer some important questions: How has the belief of a handful of persecuted and frightened people in Jerusalem over two thousand years ago expanded into a worldwide faith, stronger today than ever before? How did Nigerian Pentecostalism, a powerful force of Global Pentecostalism, begin? How did Assemblies of God, the world's largest Pentecostal denomination start in Nigeria? What are the fresh, spiritual, and thought-provoking insights about one of its two core native leaders, Udom Akpan? Nigerian Pentecostalism: A Brief History and the Untold Story of Assemblies of God in Nigeria present a concise classical account of these spiritually motivating events. This book concisely narrates the evolution of the Church from its early era through to the missionary endeavours in Nigeria, concluding with the emergence of Pentecostalism in Nigeria with particular attention on Assemblies of God. This book is well researched and excellently written with direct references to archival records, which are not until now available to Nigerian readers. Prof. Matthews Ojo (Church Historian, OAU, Ile-Ife) This book is a comprehensive account of the influence the Assemblies of God has had upon the reach of Pentecostalism in Nigeria and further afield. As a UK-based church leader, I write as one who has been enriched by this book. Pastor Howard Williams (Alive Church, Lincoln) I strongly endorse this book and recommend it to scholars and churchmen who do ministry in contemporary global and local contexts. It is informative, educating and faith-building. Prof. (Rev) Dapo Asaju (Bishop Theologian, Anglican Church of Nigeria) The arguments put forward in the book and the volume of research, information, and data presented therein is a testament to the work's authenticity - well researched, articulated and organized by the author. Pastor Adegboyega Talabi (Author, The Good Soldier)

Author : Babatunde Aderemi Adedibu,Joy Ngozi Ezeilo,Benson Ohihon Igboin
Publisher : Galda Verlag
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3962032177

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Nigerian Pentecostalism and COVID-19 by Babatunde Aderemi Adedibu,Joy Ngozi Ezeilo,Benson Ohihon Igboin Pdf

The coronavirus pandemic ruptured the ways things were done before it. Christian liturgy creatively migrated from the physical to the internet, the orbital wherein it sometime operated. This volume, while taking the issue of e-worship and e-mission of the Pentecostal churches seriously during the lockdown, it grounds them on empirical methods. It studies how Nigerian Pentecostal ecclesial processes were altered during the lockdown, and revisioning them in the context of the new normal. The resort to family/home fellowship as the basic unit of the church and society raises critical theological issues for a contextual Christianity. In addition, how does the Bible speak to a Christian in a new normal; does the faith of a Christian plot a graph from pre-COVID-19 through COVID-19 and perhaps beyond? As a church in the gap, how did Pentecostal Christianity in Nigeria raise theological, philosophical, social, ethical, and political questions that will for long agitate the mind when looking back to the year 2020? Why the dissonance in the health and wealth theology of Nigerian Pentecostalism - a rupture that separates wealth from health - even if momentarily? What are the implications of such a split, given the historical trajectory and (social) media sensitisation/sentimentalisation that was accorded to this particular teaching? What are the Pentecostal theatrics that characterised the lockdown? What are the theological implications of carving identity and class during the pandemic when it is unambiguous that the disease does not recognise such distinctions? These and other teething questions are pungently addressed in this volume.