"Dressed in Borrowed Robes": The Experience of the New Pentecostal Movements in Nigeria

The leaders of the new Pentecostal Churches (NPC) are known to be very critical of the 'old' African Indigenous Churches' (AIC) beliefs and practices. It is fascinating, however, that the two (NOC and AIC) have apparent prominent similarities. This article discusses eight spheres wher...

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Main Author: Ayegboyin, Isaac Deji 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2006
In: Ghana bulletin of theology
Year: 2006, Volume: 1, Pages: 37-54
Further subjects:B New Pentecostal Churches
B African Indigenous Churches
B Nigeria
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Summary:The leaders of the new Pentecostal Churches (NPC) are known to be very critical of the 'old' African Indigenous Churches' (AIC) beliefs and practices. It is fascinating, however, that the two (NOC and AIC) have apparent prominent similarities. This article discusses eight spheres where the similarities are most noticeable.
Contains:Enthalten in: Ghana bulletin of theology