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1 online resource (266 p.) |
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Theory Of Social Involvement -- Table of Contents -- CHAPTER 1 THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD IN NIGERIA: SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIO-POLITICAL REALITIES -- The Context -- The Socio-political and Religious Context, 1500-1900 -- The New Era, 1900-1930s -- A Brief History the Assemblies of God in Nigeria 1930-1988 -- Origins With the Faith Tabernacle -- The Pentecostal Experience -- Factors of Growth and Expansion -- The Theology of the Assemblies of God -- The 18th and 19th Century Roots -- The Tenets of Faith and Theology -- An Assessment of the Assemblies of God in Nigeria |
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The Concept of Three Dimensions of Church BeingFunctional Mobility Strategy -- The Underdeveloped Dimensions -- The Inconclusive Debates -- Social Responsibilities -- The Political Concerns -- Summary -- CHAPTER 2 THE PROPHETIC MOVEMENT AND THE NATION OF ISRAEL IN THE OLD TESTAMENT -- Israel and the Rise of the Prophets -- Preliminary Considerations -- Prophetic Nomenclature -- A Wholistic View of the Three Institutions -- The Message of the Prophets -- The Prophetic Range of Tolerance -- The Contents of Their Message: Faith, Justice, Seivice |
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Prophetic ContextualizationThe Strategies of the Prophets -- The Vocal Approach -- The Audio-Visual Approach -- The Audio-Parable Approach -- The Personalized Audio-Visual Life Drama -- The Pen Approach -- The Achievements of the Prophets -- Theory of Cognitive Dissonance: Prophetic Fulfillment and Failure -- The Suffering of lsrael Versus Vox Populi -- The Survival of lsrael and the World -- Summary -- CHAPTER 3 THE PROPHETIC DIMENSION AND THE WHOLISTIC CHURCH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT -- The Revival of Prophets in the New Testament |
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Old and New Testament Prophets ComparedThe Prophetic Voice of John the Baptist -- Jesus, the Prophet of God Par Excellence -- The Classification of the New Testament Prophets -- The First Order -- The Second Group -- The Third Group -- The Prophetic Message of the New Testament -- The Gospel and the Concept of the Kingdom -- Church's Relationship to the Kingdom -- The Purpose of the Prophetic Gift/Ministry in the New Testament -- For Communicating the Divine Will -- For Realizing a Wholistic Ministry |
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The Church and Wholistic Prophetic Ministry in the New TestamentChurch Defined and Described -- The Church Equiped: Fruit and Gifts of the Spirit -- Summary -- CHAPTER 4 SOCIO-POLITICAL PROBLEMS FACING NIGERIA: 1960 TO THE PRESENT -- Theoretical Framework -- Kuhn and the Concept of Paradigm Shift -- Wallace and the Theory of Revitalization -- Towards a Historico-Cultural Equation -- The Traditional Socio-Political Setting -- The Traditional Basic Socio-Political Assumptions -- The Hierarchical Model -- The Balancing and Dispensing of Power |
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Theory of Social Involvement examines the dynamic interplay between church, state, and society. Sunday A. Aigbe considers the Christian factor as it relates to the sociopolitical responsibility and development in Nigeria and identifies ways in which Christianity can serve as an agent of change and promote unity within Nigeria |
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Christianity Related to Sociology |
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Nigeria |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-262) and index |
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Assemblies of God -- Nigeria
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Assemblies of God. fast (OCoLC)fst00593231 |
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Conseil général des Assemblées de Dieu. ram |
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Pentecostal churches -- Nigeria
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Church and state -- Nigeria -- History -- 20th century
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Missions -- Theory.
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Christianity and culture.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Christianity and culture.
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Church and state.
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Verkondiging.
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Kerk en staat.
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Missions -- Theory.
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Pinksterbeweging.
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Églises pentecôtistes -- Nigeria.
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Église et État -- Nigeria -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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Missiologie.
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Pentecostal churches.
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Christianisme et culture.
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Nigeria -- Church history
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Nigeria.
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Nigeria -- Histoire religieuse.
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Church history.
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History.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021701090 |
| ISBN |
9780761865292 |
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0761865292 |
