SOCIO-POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIBERATION OF NIGERIA: A PARADIGMOF THE CHURCH
Thispapersoughttopointouttheglaringandundeniableneedforsocio-politicalandeconomicliberationinNigeria.Itcenteredprimarilyontheprominentrolereligion,particularlytheChristianreligion,canplayinachievingthisnobleprojectandpursuit.Byadoptingthehistoricalmethodofdocumentaryanalysis,theseissueswerediscussed...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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2018
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In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 133-140 |
Further subjects: | B
Socio- political
B Economic liberation B Injustice B Oppression B The Church |
Summary: | Thispapersoughttopointouttheglaringandundeniableneedforsocio-politicalandeconomicliberationinNigeria.Itcenteredprimarilyontheprominentrolereligion,particularlytheChristianreligion,canplayinachievingthisnobleprojectandpursuit.Byadoptingthehistoricalmethodofdocumentaryanalysis,theseissueswerediscussedunderthreebroadsegmentsi.e,the"Church",theneedforsocio-politicalandeconomicliberationinNigeria,and the religious factor in achieving the desiredsocio-political and economic liberation in Nigeria. ThepaperoutlinedsomepossiblefunctionsbywhichtheChurchinNigeriacancontributeimmenselytowardsthedesiredliberation.ThepaperconcludesthatacombinationofthetaskofspiritualandsocialliberationenhancestheChurch,morethananyotherinstitution,toinfluencethesocio-politicalandeconomiclifeofthe Nigerian society so positively as to restore justice, equity and peace. |
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ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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