SOCIO-POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIBERATION OF NIGERIA: A PARADIGMOF THE CHURCH

Thispapersoughttopointouttheglaringandundeniableneedforsocio-politicalandeconomicliberationinNigeria.Itcenteredprimarilyontheprominentrolereligion,particularlytheChristianreligion,canplayinachievingthisnobleprojectandpursuit.Byadoptingthehistoricalmethodofdocumentaryanalysis,theseissueswerediscussed...

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Main Author: Omidiwura, S.O. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Mayanjuola Publ 2018
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
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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.
ISSN:1115-5035
Contains:Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator