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  • Pentecostal Republic

    Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria

    by Ebenezer Obadare ...
    Series series African Arguments
    Throughout its history, Nigeria has been plagued by religious divisions. Tensions have only intensified since the restoration of democracy in 1999, with the divide between Christian south and Muslim north playing a central role in the country's electoral politics, as well as manifesting itself in the religious warfare waged by Boko Haram.Through the lens of Christian–Muslim struggles for supremacy ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Pastoral Power, Clerical State

    Pentecostalism, Gender, and Sexuality in Nigeria

    by Ebenezer Obadare ...
    Series series Contending Modernities
    Ebenezer Obadare examines the overriding impact of Nigerian Pentecostal pastors on their churches, and how they have shaped the dynamics of state-society relations during the Fourth Republic.Pentecostal pastors enjoy an unprecedented authority in contemporary Nigerian society, exerting significant influence on politics, public policy, popular culture, and the moral imagination. In Pastoral Power, ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chosen But Naughty

    by Abraham Obadare ...
    This book reveals that chosen people sometimes become naughty in their quest for comfort, survival, fame, power, traditional continuity, and the fulfillment of their passions. Unfortunately, this naughtiness ends up bringing about the loss of divine fellowship and guidance, which eventually lead to generational re-occurring problems and unpleasantness. As a result, people all over the world wonder ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Christianity, Sexuality and Citizenship in Africa

    Edited by Adriaan van Klinken, Ebenezer Obadare ...
    This book explores the interconnections between Christianity, sexuality and citizenship in sub-Saharan Africa, chronicling the ways in which citizenship in the region has undergone profound changes in recent decades as a result of growing interaction between Christianity and politics, the impact of the HIV epidemic, debates about women's reproductive rights, and the growing visibility of lesbian, ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Democracy and Prebendalism in Nigeria

    Critical Interpretations

    Edited by W. Adebanwi, E. Obadare ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Richard Joseph's seminal 1987 book Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria represented a watershed moment in the understanding of the political dynamics of Nigeria. This groundbreaking collection brings together scholars from across disciplines to assess the significance of Joseph's work and the current state of Nigerian politics. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Handbook of Civil Society in Africa

    Edited by Ebenezer Obadare ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume brings together the most up to date analyses of civil society in Africa from the best scholars and researchers working on the subject. Being the first of its kind, it casts a panoramic look at the African continent, drawing out persisting, if often under-communicated, variations in regional discourses. In a majority of notionally ‘global’ studies, Africa has received marginal attention ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Topographies of African Spirituality

    Essays in Honor of Jacob K. Olupona

    Edited by Afe Adogame, Ebenezer Obadare, Wale Adebanwi ...
    Series series Vitality of Indigenous Religions
    This book explores African spirituality inside and outside of religion, investigating African traditions and perceptions in the study of spirituality across Africa and the African diaspora. It provides an interdisciplinary reflection on key issues in the field and sheds light on everyday experiences. In particular, the volume celebrates the work and mentorship of Professor Jacob K. Olupona, a ... Read more

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  • Nigeria at Fifty

    The Nation in Narration

    Edited by Ebenezer Obadare, Wale Adebanwi ...
    Nigeria, Africa’s most populous and biggest democracy, celebrates her fiftieth year as an independent nation in October 2010. As the cliché states, ‘As Nigeria goes, so goes Africa’. This book frames the socio-historical and political trajectory of Nigeria while examining the many dimensions of the critical choices that she has made as an independent nation. How does the social composition of ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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  • The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions

    Edited by Elias Kifon Bongmba ...
    Series Book 80 - Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
    The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions brings together a team of international scholars to create a single-volume resource on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa.Offers broad coverage of issues relating to African religions, considering experiences in indigenous, Christian, and Islamic traditions across the continentContributors are from a variety of fields, ... Read more

    $186.00 USD

  • The Kingdom of God Has No Borders

    A Global History of American Evangelicals

    by Melani McAlister ...
    Award of Merit, 2019 Christianity Today Book Awards (History/Biography) More than forty years ago, conservative Christianity emerged as a major force in American political life. Since then the movement has been analyzed and over-analyzed, declared triumphant and, more than once, given up for dead. But because outside observers have maintained a near-relentless focus on domestic politics, the most ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • Religion, Culture and Spirituality in Africa and the African Diaspora

    Edited by William Ackah, Jualynne E. Dodson, R. Drew Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Religion
    Religion, Culture and Spirituality in Africa and the African Diaspora explores the ways in which religious ideas and beliefs continue to play a crucial role in the lives of people of African descent. The chapters in this volume use historical and contemporary examples to show how people of African descent develop and engage with spiritual rituals, organizations and practices to make sense of their ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa

    Emerging Trends, Indigenous Spirituality and the Interface with other World Religions

    by Ezra Chitando ...
    Series series Vitality of Indigenous Religions
    The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of religion. This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the new African ... Read more

    $73.99 USD