"Participating in God's mission of reconciliation" - Nigerian churches' response to ethnic conflicts

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dc.contributor.authorAkper, Godwin I.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-03T08:19:39Z
dc.date.available2013-07-03T08:19:39Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionCITATION: Akper, G. I. 2012. "Participating in God's mission of reconciliation" - Nigerian churches' response to ethnic conflicts. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 53(suppl. 2):89-102, doi:10.5952/53-0-198.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://ngtt.journals.ac.za
dc.description.abstractThe paper appeals to the Faith and Order paper on “Ethnicity, National Identity, and the Search for the Unity of the Church” (ETHNAT) to evaluate whether or not and in what way, Nigerian churches are responding to ethnic challenges. After a brief statement of the Faith and Order paper’s invitation to participate in the ministry of reconciliation (1), the paper describes categories of churches in the Nigerian context (2). The Nigerian churches’ responses to ethinic identities and their impact on the unity of the church is then evaluated (3). It is argued that not all Nigerian churches are responding to the call to reconcile societies divided along ethnic lines and, therefore, issues a call to participate in a ministry of reconciliation in their country (4).
dc.description.urihttps://ngtt.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/198
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent14 pages
dc.identifier.citationNGTT: Ned Geref Teologiese Tydskrif
dc.identifier.citationAkper, G. I. 2012. "Participating in God's mission of reconciliation" - Nigerian churches' response to ethnic conflicts. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 53(suppl. 2):89-102, doi:10.5952/53-0-198.
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.5952/53-0-198
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/82498
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNGTT, Fakulteit Teologie, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
dc.publisherPieter de Waal Neetlhling Trust
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyright
dc.subjectNigeria -- Church historyen_ZA
dc.subjectEthnic groupsen_ZA
dc.title"Participating in God's mission of reconciliation" - Nigerian churches' response to ethnic conflictsen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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