The Role of the African Church Movement in Nigeria’s Independence

Authors

  • Offiong Offiong Asuquo Department of Religious and Cultural Studies University of Calabar, Nigeria.

Keywords:

African Independent Churches, Indigenous Churches, Nigeria’s independence.

Abstract

Some churches in Nigeria have an African outlook and characteristics. These churches are fully under African leadership, most of them were founded in the 1960s and 1950s. Most of them broke off from the orthodox and white-dominated churches as a result of oppression by the whites and a desire for freedom and independence. These churches make up the African church movement. They played an important role in the attainment of Nigeria’s independence. This paper looks at the meaning, the role of the movement in Nigeria's independence, and the place of other factors in Nigeria's independence.

Published

2018-12-31

How to Cite

Asuquo, O. O. (2018). The Role of the African Church Movement in Nigeria’s Independence . GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 1(2), 48-52. Retrieved from http://gnosijournal.com/index.php/gnosi/article/view/38

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Articles