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Official Nigeria Catholic Directory, 1973
Author: The Official Nigeria Catholic Directory
Author: The Official Catholic Directory for the Year of Our Lord ...
Author: A History of the Diocese of Yola
Author: Raymond HickeyIgbo Catholicism
Author: Ikenga R. A. OzigbohPublisher:
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Category : Igbo (African people)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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The Continuity of Traditional Values in the African Society
Author: Pauline E. AligwekwePublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1450081398
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 461
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In this stimulating book, an experienced professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology of Africa and a missionary discovers in the Igb of Nigeria some very positive pre-colonial African philosophy of life and system of thought which blended so well with Christianity that it helped the ancestors survive some of the unwanted colonial upheaval of their days, and are still relevant to our day. The Continuity of Traditional Values in the African Society is a comprehensive work that digs deep and guides us to the essential factors that could help a human group to sustain and preserve its values in the midst of various upheavals through the centuries. In this typical example used, the book penetrates into the fabric of the culture of the ancestors of the Igb people, their cultural ethos and ideologies and how they fought to defend their culture and traditions in the midst of aggressive and sustained colonial invasion. It gives an overview of the family, lineage and demographic structures, socialization patterns and traits, the socio-economic institution and industry, and the famous direct democracy political setup that would have earned them a particular recognition in the present modern world avid hunger for democracy. The book points dwells also on the religious beliefs, language, concepts and philosophy of life, which were behind their openness to Western possibilities while at the same time they preserved their essential values.
The Laity and the Growth of Catholic Church in Nigeria
Author: Vincent A. NwosuPublisher:
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Category : Laity
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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World Christian Encyclopedia
Author: David B. BarrettPublisher: Nairobi ; New York : Oxford University Press
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
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Describes, in fourteen sections, the extent, status, and characteristics of the Christian religion.
The Growth of the Catholic Church in Northern Nigeria 1907-2007
Author: Raymond HickeyPublisher:
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Category : Nigeria, Northern
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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The Biafran Humanitarian Crisis, 1967–1970
Author: Arua Oko OmakaPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1611479746
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 205
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This book focuses on the Biafran humanitarian crisis of 1967–1970 which generated a surge of human rights anxieties and attracted the attention of world humanitarian organizations. For the first time in recent history, different church groups and humanitarian activists around the world came together for the sole purpose of alleviating human suffering and saving lives regardless of theological differences, race, ethnic affiliation, nationality, and geographical distance. Despite their role in shaping the course and outcome of the conflict, most scholars of the Nigeria-Biafra War treat the humanitarian aspect of the war as a footnote, making it appear less important among other issues of interest in the conflict. Notable exceptions, however, include Joseph Thomson’s American Policy and African Famine, which focuses on American policy on the humanitarian aid, and Reverend Tony Byrne’s Airlift to Biafra. This study underlines that the international humanitarian aid largely contributed to the internationalization of the war. The efforts of the churches from thirty-three countries which remain virtually unexplored was not just the first of its kind in the developing world but also the largest civilian airlift in history. While the paucity of scholarship on the humanitarian aspect of the Biafra war could be attributed to the newness of this field of enquiry, the increase in conflicts in different parts of the world has just opened humanitarian aid studies as a new frontier in academic study. This book is a masterful example of scholarship in this newly emergent field.