Author: Methodist Church NigeriaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Methodist Church
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Constitution
Author: Methodist Church NigeriaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Methodist Church
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Methodist Church Nigeria Celebrates Silver Jubilee of Her Autonomy (1962-1987)
Author: His Master's Will
Author: Mobolade OmonijoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Methodist Church
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Africana Catalogue of the Ibadan University Library, Ibadan, Nigeria
Author: University of Ibadan. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
History of Yoruba Land
Author: Gbade AladeojebiPublisher: Partridge Africa
ISBN: 1482862484
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
The name Nigeria was coined in Lokoja by Flora Shaw, the future wife of Baron Lugard, a British colonial administrator, while gazing out at the river Niger. So, British colonialism created Nigeria as a country, joining diverse peoples and regions in an artificial political entity along the Niger River. The territory known today as Nigeria is a very large country of multi-ethnic groups of about four hundred. The land mass is large enough to accommodate France, Belgium and Italy. The name Nigeria is derived from the River Niger which traverses the country from the North to the South. Nigeria is located on the coast of Western Africa. It has an area of 356,669 square miles (923,768 square km). At its greatest expanse, it measures about 1,200 kilometres (about 750 mi) from East to West and about 1,050 kilometres (about 650 mi) from North to South. It is bordered to the north by Niger, the east by Chad and Cameroon, the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and to the west by Benin. Niger River and the Benue, are its largest tributary, are the principal rivers in the country. The area that is now Nigeria was home to ethnically based kingdoms and tribal communities before it became a European colony. In spite of European contact that began in the 16th century, these kingdoms and communities maintains their autonomy until the 19th century. Federal Republic of Nigeria is a constitutional Federal Republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. The principal groups in the Northern part are Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri, and Nupe. Other minority tribes also inhabits the Middle belt area, these include the Jukun, the Chamba and the Bata. In the region north of the upper Benue valley various ethnic groups such as Fali, Gabun, Gude, Gudu, Higi, Hona Mbula, Mumuye and Tika also inhabits the area. In the Southwest we have the Yoruba, another principal ethnic group and in the Southeast we have the Igbo people which form the third principal ethnic group. In the South-south we have the group of minorities such as Annang, Efik, Ibibio, Ijaw, Itsekiri, Isoko Uhrobo and Ukwiani. The entire ethnic group in Nigeria is over 500, parts of these are listed in appropriate section of this book.
Genuinely Ghanaian
Author: Casely B. EssamuahPublisher: Africa Research and Publications
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Genuinely Ghanaian is the fascinating history of the Methodist Church Ghana, from the time of its autonomy, 1961, to the year 2000. This book shows how missiological issues of contextualization and outreach have shaped the history of the Methodist Church Ghana since the independence of Ghana from colonial rule. Ghanaians have accepted Methodism on their own terms and have reworked it to fit their needs. The Methodist Church Ghana has its roots in a Bible study group of Ghanaians, formed in 1835. Aided by British Methodist missionaries, the group developed over the next 130 years, until, in 1961, it gained autonomy from the British Methodist Conference. Central elements in the contextualization of this church include Ghanaian identity Akan culture, and Methodist missionary theology. This book examines the evolution and consolidation of Methodism in Ghana from 1961 to 2000, highlighting in particular the contributions of the Fante people.
Immanuel College Chapel at 40
Author: New Serial Titles
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
Book Description
A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
A Cultural Theology of Salvation
Author: Clive MarshPublisher:
ISBN: 0198811012
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Clive Marsh offers a contemporary Christian understanding of salvation. He shows how salvation is understood and articulated now, when 'redemption' language is widely used outside of Christianity, and when redemptive experiences are reported in response to the arts, popular culture, media, and through counselling.
Methodist Theology Today
Author: Clive MarshPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441103856
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
British Methodism is reshaping itself. At a time of uncertainty about the future, owing to declining numbers and an ever-closer relationship with the Church of England, a collection of the liveliest theological minds in contemporary Methodism have written a book which shows how recent theology can be a resource for the future. Methodism has always had an active concern with both evangelism and social welfare and by means of its central organization it is able to coordinate efforts in these areas. The book asks challenging questions about how this may develop in the complex post-modern secular world.