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Title: | The Contextual Significance of the Charismatic Movements in Independent Nigeria |
Author: | Ojo, Matthews |
Year: | 1988 |
Periodical: | Africa: Journal of the International African Institute |
Volume: | 58 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 175-192 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | Baptist Church students Religion and Witchcraft Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) |
External links: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/1160660 https://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pao:&rft_dat=xri:pao:article:4011-1988-058-00-000010 |
Abstract: | This study examines the contextual significance of the charismatic movements which emerged in Nigeria in the 1970s, arguing that their rapid growth stemmed mainly from the fact that they offered avenues for expressing the Christian faith in a manner relevant to the situation in Nigeria. The charismatic movements originally arose among college students and university graduates in the early 1970s, emphasizing the pentecostal doctrines of baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues as a means of revitalizing the lives of Christians. The study discusses the interdenominational Christian student organizations which provided the background to the emergence of the charismatic movements, the charismatic revival of the 1970s, the doctrinal emphasis and religious practices of the charismatic movements, the context of their social message, and the authenticity of contextualization. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in French. |