The Prophetic Role of the Church and Postcolonial Portrait of Nigeria in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus

Abstract This article brings together Christian theology, creative literature and history in the current spirit of interdisciplinary scholarship. It endeavours to unveil, in the first place, the image painted of Nigeria as a post-colonial entity in the novel, Purple Hibiscus , by the award-winning w...

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Main Author: Amaefule, Adolphus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: International journal of public theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 84-100
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria
B prophetic role
B Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
B Catholic Church in Nigeria
B Postcolonial Nigeria
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