Identity Crises and Indigenous Religious Traditions: Exploring Nigerian-African Christian Societies
Author:   Elijah Obinna ,  James L. Cox ,  Gerrie ter Haar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367881795


Pages:   244
Publication Date:   12 December 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Elijah Obinna ,  James L. Cox ,  Gerrie ter Haar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367881795


ISBN 10:   0367881799
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   12 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction 1 Historical and Socio-Political Background 2 Ritual Processes and the Ogo Society 3 Implications of Initiation into the Ogo Society 4 Locating the United Presbyterian Church (UPC) Within Local and Global Landscapes 5 Religious Conversion: Transition and Transmission 6 Negotiating Culture and Identity 7 Towards Dialogue: Christianity and the Ogo Society 8 Theoretical Reflections on the Ogo Society

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Elijah Obinna currently lives in Scotland where he serves as a minister of the Church of Scotland. He was formerly a senior lecturer and Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies at Hugh Goldie Lay/Theological Training Institution, Arochukwu (in affiliation with Abia State University, Uturu), Abia State, Nigeria and a visiting assistant professor at the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA (2011–2012). Obinna obtained his PhD from the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is the co-editor of Christianity in the Modern World: Changes and Controversies (2014); and author of Scottish Missionaries in Nigeria: Foundation, Transformation and Development, 1927–1944 (2013) and many articles and book chapters in learned publications.

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