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Faith and governance : politics and spirituality in nation-building
- Title
- Faith and governance : politics and spirituality in nation-building / Frederick Adetiba ; foreword by Victor Dugga.
- Author
- Adetiba, Frederick
- Publication
- Maitama Abuja, Nigeria : Kappa & Omega, 2018
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- Additional Authors
- Dugga, Victor S.
- Description
- 190 pages; 22 cm
- Subject
- Since 2007
- Religion and state > Nigeria
- Religion and politics > Nigeria
- Religion et État > Nigeria
- Religion et politique > Nigeria
- Religion and state
- Politics and government
- Church and state
- Religion and politics
- Faith > Religious aspects
- Nigeria > Politics and government > 2007-
- Nigeria > Politique et gouvernement > 2007-
- Nigeria
- Contents
- Part 1. Cultivating spiritual intelligence. Deception in the last days -- Serving the unknown God (1-3) -- Why does God allow evil? -- "As it was in the days of Noah" -- Don't let the Devil blackmail God to you -- You could be praising and dancing your way to Hell (1-2) -- The danger of lagging behind God's agenda (1-3). Part 2. Christianity and nation-building. Role of the Church in nation-building (1-3) -- Nigeria's humanitarian crisis: where is the Church? -- Menace of third-world Christianity -- Spiritual-secular life dichotomy and the Nigerian Christian -- God is not a Christian -- Motivational speaking vs spiritual development -- Extreme Pentecostalism and the rise of occultic 'pastors' -- "It is practised in the Church"does not make it Godly (1-2). Part 3. Governance et'al. A world of two parallel realities: Brexit from a different perspective -- Bishop Matthew Kukah and Nigerian corruption -- We voted for change: the difference President Buhari is not making (1-2) -- Illegal migration: an impending global crisis -- What is happening to Mandela's legacy? -- Not too young to run law: gains and losses -- The Senate Presidency, Offa robbery and political banditry in Nigeria.
- ISBN
- 9789785443141
- 9785443140
- OCLC
- on1136570044
- 1136570044
- SCSB-9640628
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries