Football as an instrument of evangelisation: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus and the Church in Africa

The article shows how the Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, captures the use of sports, especially, football, as an instrument of evangelisation in her award-winning novel, Purple Hibiscus (2003). This is through the character, Father Amadi, a Catholic priest, as he plays football with the...

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Main Author: Amaefule, Adolphus Ekedimma (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2023
In: Practical theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 16, Issue: 5, Pages: 564-575
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
CH Christianity and Society
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RH Evangelization; Christian media
Further subjects:B Evangelization
B Africa
B Purple Hibiscus
B Catholic Church
B Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
B Football
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Summary:The article shows how the Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, captures the use of sports, especially, football, as an instrument of evangelisation in her award-winning novel, Purple Hibiscus (2003). This is through the character, Father Amadi, a Catholic priest, as he plays football with the poor boys in and around the University chaplaincy where he works. The paper then examines the significance of Father Amadi’s particular brand of Football evangelisation to the contemporary Church in Africa, especially, the Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria in which Adichie grew up.
ISSN:1756-0748
Contains:Enthalten in: Practical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2023.2175129