Christian mission in Ife-land : implication of transforming discipleship within the Anglican Diocese of Ife, Nigeria

Diplôme Master d'études avancées Christian mission in Ife-land : implication of transforming discipleship within the Anglican Diocese of Ife, Nigeria eng 2025-06-10 author Adenekan Peter 428575 director Scholl Sarah 0000-0003-2775-3566 514566 services communs de la faculté autonome de théologie protestante (FT) director Iwuamadi Lawrence 790572 43 <p>Christianity is one of the predominant religions in Nigeria, with a population exceeding 86 million adherents, establishing the nation as a leading hub for Christian communities throughout Africa. The historical development of Christianity in Nigeria has been profoundly influenced by various missionary movements, including the Portuguese Roman Catholic Mission (1485), British Church Missionary Society (CMS, 1842), Methodist Mission (1845), American Presbyterian Mission (1846), the Baptist Mission (1850), and the Sudan Interior Mission (SIM). These missions established a variety of denominational expressions of Christianity across the country. Of particular relevance to this research is the Anglican Church in Nigeria, founded in 1842 by the CMS.</p> <p>In 1979, the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) became an autonomous province within the global Anglican Communion, initially comprising sixteen dioceses. Since then, it has experienced remarkable expansion, now consisting of over 170 dioceses organized into fourteen internal ecclesiastical provinces, including several mission stations overseas. This study focuses on the Diocese of Ife without losing sight of the broader realities of Christianity and the Anglican Communion in Nigeria. Despite the growth and structural development of Christianity, many Christians in regions like Ife-land still revert to traditional religious practices when under duress, a tendency viewed by the Church of Nigeria and many, as spiritual compromise and “apostasy from Christian Faith”.1 This phenomenon demands a re-evaluation of the effectiveness and depth of evangelism and discipleship efforts. In 2018, the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) of the World Council of Churches proposed a transformative paradigm for mission under the theme of “Transforming Discipleship,” which present Christian discipleship as an ongoing to living in the way of Jesus, touching every area of life and oriented toward Justice, Community, and transformation. This study is motivated by the curiosity of the researcher to see if this transformative paradigm is a reliable tool for specific contexts like Ife-land. </p> Dewey 200 Master of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies 6 Faculté autonome de théologie protestante 6 false 95833662-71dd-4081-aa98-53f19a3f5b76 Master thesis Private ADENEKANPeterAdewale_MAS24-25_Pages.pdf 918279 application/pdf 4d3f1210af7d494f8892914199a2b896c7016628275dd4d43a3c71a66333b1d0 closedAccess Faculté autonome de théologie protestante

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