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The explosion of the church in Nigeria is phenomenal, with a forward momentum that is as remarkable as the missionary optimism of the first century Church. The history reveals a tightly woven narrative of the process of beginnings, growth, and change.

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Publié par	Langham Creative Projects
Date de parution	14 février 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781907713613
Langue	English

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The dynamic characteristics of Christian churches in Nigeria present, in many ways, an ecclesiological model for the entire continent. Dr. Sunday Komolafe has produced a much needed publication for his own context which, while located in Nigeria, is actually much broader than Nigeria. This is because the story of mission history, cultural expressions of African church and the more contemporary “Pentecostal”- type movements in Nigeria all have great implications for West Africa and Africa as a whole. This precedent work shows the author’s ability to synthesize historical, cultural and theological dimensions in the Nigerian church. I commend this book highly as a product of excellence and integrity.
Prof. Dean S. Gilliland
Professor Emeritus of Contextualized Theology and African Studies
Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Intercultural Studies
Pasadena, California, USA
The story of Christianity in Nigeria remains one of the most remarkable of modern times. In this detailed study, Komolafe examines major factors that have shaped the church in Nigeria from the beginning and provides a meaningful appraisal of contemporary transformations from a biblical perspective. The treatment is insightful and the analysis is fresh. A welcome addition to the growing body of African scholarship.
Prof. Jehu J. Hanciles
Brooks Chair of World Christianity, Candler School of Theology
Emory University, Atlanta-Georgia, USA
This is an impressive account of mission history, of the role of African culture and agency in the historical transmission of the Christian faith, of the understanding of the nature of the church, and of the different ecclesiastical paradigms that have emerged from different experiences, practices, and theological thinking. The book has made its mark as an important interpretative account of Christianity in Nigeria. It deserves to be read by scholars of African Christianity, Christian missions, and those interested in religious change in Africa.
Prof. Matthews A. Ojo
Department of Religious Studies
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

The Transformation of African Christianity
Development and Change in the Nigerian Church
Sunday Jide Komolafe

© 2013 by Sunday Jide Komolafe

Published 2013 by Langham Monographs
an imprint of Langham Creative Projects

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Komolafe, Sunday.
The transformation of African Christianity : development and change in the Nigerian church.
1. Nigeria--Church history. 2. Church growth--Nigeria.
3. Mission of the church--Nigeria.
I. Title
276.6’9-dc23
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Tobi, Tomi, and Toni
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Jennifer (for her life-giving sacrifices)
Contents

Cover

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

Part I

Past as Prologue: Reassessing Nigeria’s Pre-Christian Cultural Past

Chapter 1 The Ferment of Nigeria’s Pre-Christian Cultural Past

Social Organization and Political System

The Roles of Secret Societies within the Socio-Political System

Polygamy, Marriage, and Family Life

Socio-Political Economy

Religious System

Summary

Part II

Transforming the Context: The Protestant Missions Era in Nigerian Christian History, 1841-1918

Chapter 2 The Early Christianization of Nigeria

The Evangelical Revival and the Appeal of Foreign Missions

Protestant Missionary Presence in Nigeria: Motives and Prospects

Missions Along New Frontiers: The Yoruba and the Niger Missions

Missionary Encounter with a Non-Christian Context

From Mission to Church: The Evolution of a Movement

Chapter 3 The Formation of an African Ministry

Henry Venn and the Ideal of a Native Ministry as a Working Objective

The Hijacking of the Episcopacy and the Rise of Nigerian Nationalism

The Southern Baptist Mission, its Ecclesiology and Structures of Ministry

The Emerging Theology of the Church

Protestant Missions, Ecclesiastical Colonialism, and Respectability

Summary

Part III

Reclaiming the Context: The Rise of Nigerian Indigenous Church Movements, 1918-1980s

Chapter 4 Nigerian Ecclesiastical Independency

The Starting Point of Independency

Prophetic Aladura Churches

The Origins of the Aladura Churches

The Context of Aladura Christianity

The Ministry of the Aladura

The Theology of the Aladura

Vernacularization, Interpretation, and Appropriation

Summary

Part IV

Modernizing the Context: The Reconstructionist Christianity of the Charismatic/Pentecostal Movements, 1980s-2000s

Chapter 5 Charismatic/Pentecostal Movements

Charismatics and Pentecostals: A Historical Perspective

The Making of Nigerian Pentecostalism: Sketching the Connections

The Context of the Neocharismatic Churches

The Ministry of the Neocharismatic Churches

The Theology of the Neocharismatic Churches

Summary

Part V

From the Margins to the Center: The Political Origins of Unity in Nigerian Christianity, 1960-1993

Chapter 6 Reluctant Ecumenism: Historical Legacies of Christian Political Thoughts

The Politicization of Religion in Modern Nigeria

Self-Government and Political Imagination: The Religious Dimension

Toward a Religio-Political Synthesis: The Constitutional Debates of 1978 and 1988

Violent Faces of Religion: The Christian-Muslim Clashes

Chapter 7 The Past in the Present: Toward Authentic Christian Ecumenism

Early Attempts at Christian Unity in Nigeria

Toward Authentic Christian Ecumenism

Summary

Part VI

What on Earth is the Church? An Exploration in Biblical Understanding

Chapter 8 The Relevance of a Biblical Starting Point

Etymological Analysis of Biblical Presuppositions

Paul, Israel, and the Church

Luke-Acts: The Primitive Church in Jerusalem

The Ministry of the Jerusalem Church

The Theology of the Jerusalem Church

Chapter 9 The Apostolic Churches as Models for Appropriate Ecclesiology

Christianity in Rome

The Church in Rome

The Ministry of the Roman Church

The Theology of the Church

Christianity in Corinth

The Church in Corinth

The Church in the Epistle to the Ephesians

Composition of the Church

Summary

Part VII

Foundations for Orthodoxy in the Post-Apostolic Church

Chapter 10 The Early Church and Hellenism

The Context of the Early Church

The Ministry of the Early Church

The Theology of the Early Church

Summary

Part VIII

Between Past and Future: Transforming Ecclesiology in Twenty-First Century Nigeria

Chapter 11 Toward a Biblical, Contextual, and Missional Ecclessiology in Nigeria

The Hermeneutical Obligation to Context and Scripture

Theological-Hermenutical Framework for a Biblical and Contextual Ecclesiology in Nigeria

Toward a Responsible

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