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Impacts Of Christianity In Nnewi Anambra State
[A CASE STUDY OF THE ANGLICANS]
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1.3.2
Anglicans The name “Anglican†means “of England†but the
Anglican church exists worldwide. It began in the sixth century in
England, when Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to Britain to
bring a more disciplined Apostolic succession to the celtic Christians.
The Anglican Church evolved as part of the Roman Church, but the celtic
influence was folded back in the Roman portion of the church in many
ways. The Anglican church was spread worldwide first by English
colonization and then by English-speaking missionaries. The adherents of
these practices are known as ‘The Anglicans’.4 The word
“church†has been misused, thus Billy Graham one of the American
evangelist of the twentieth century says : The
Invisible Church is that larger body of believers
who, down through the ages, have sincerely trusted
Jesus as Lord and savior. One becomes a member of the
Church when he receives Jesus Christ as his Lord and
Savior. The visible church is the
present day universal church, composed of the local
group of Christian .In it are both the wheat and
tares….5 The Anglican church is the church of England and its
overseas off shoots. Anglicanism is a protestant firm of Christianity.
It is sometimes seen as being the middle way, between Roman Catholicism
and extreme Protestantism. This is because, in the English Reformation,
the English church kept the early catholic ministry of bishops, priests
and deacons. The critical point which led to the Anglican church was the
outright rejection of the Pope and so of the catholic church as an
organization.
1.3.3 Traditional Society This is the
third term I would like to clarify for the progresss of this
work. In sociology, traditional society refers to a society
characterized by an orientation to the past, not the future, with a
predominant role for custom and habit.6 The term “traditional†refers to
those societies that are small scale, are derived from indigenous and
often ancient cultural practices.
1.4 METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY
The
method or research for this study is the radical, practical approach. I
would rely on quantitative and quantitative sources of social research
such as surveys, interviews with some lay and ordained members of the
Anglican church of Nigeria, analysis of documents from school libraries,
institutes, online research ( E- library), journals, text books and
research papers. This course is illustrated with a wide range of
hypothetical and real-life case studies.
1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
This
work would focus on Christianity in Nnewi, Anambra State. An attempt
will be made to bring out the methods the Christian missionaries
(Anglicans) used that led to the establishment and growth of
Christianity in Nnewi. The scope so indeterminate and the
interested parties amongst potential readers almost infinitely varied.7
Limitation to indepth stories/histories from
materials.
ENDNOTES
1 Paul Todd, “Christianity in Nigeriaâ€. 2 H.
Nkem and M. V. Chigeze, “Foreign Missionary Background and Indigenous
Evangelization in Igboland†(Germany: LIT Verlag Munster, 1972) p. x
3 The free dictionary at Farlex, the free dictionary. com.
oxford University press. 4 The Anglican domain: “Church
history†(Wikipedia) http://anglican.org/church/churchHistory.html.
5 Billy Graham, “The Billy Graham Christian workers hand
bookâ€, (Worldwide publication, Minneapolis, 1984) p. 58 6
S. Langlois , Traditions, Social 7 Bruce Kaye, “An
Introduction to World Anglicanismâ€, (Cambridge University Press 2008).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Christianity as a religion has affected all spheres of life among the people of Nigeria. A careful study of the religious background of the Nnewi people will show that Christianity has found its way into both the urban and rural areas of the Nnewi society. This study is aimed at looking into the relevance of Christianity in the development of the Nnewi nation. For better understanding of the project, a brief introduction to the lifestyle of the Nnewi people prio ... Continue reading---
