The Dual Reality of Salvation and the Church in Nigeria
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- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Theology of Historical Reality?
- Chapter 1. State of the Question: The Historical Reality of Nigeria and the Need for Salvation
- An Overview of Nigerian Historical Reality
- Specific Traditional and Social Factors
- Corruption, Injustice, and Unrest
- The First Republic: 1960–1966
- The Second Republic: 1979–1983
- The Fourth Republic: 1999–2007
- The Fourth Republic: 2007–2010
- The Fourth Republic: 2010–2015
- The Nigerian Church
- Colonial Antecedents and the Origins of the Catholic Church in Nigeria
- Numerical Growth of the Catholic Church in Nigeria and the Need for Salvation
- An Overview of Seminary Formation in Nigeria
- Chapter 2. The Church in the World as Revealed in Recent Magisterial Documents
- Biblical and Patristic Background to the Relationship Between the Church and the World
- God’s Relationship to the People of God in the Old Testament
- The Church as the “Continuation of the Mission of Jesus” in the New Testament
- The Church’s Mission in the World: Patristic Developments
- The Church Retreats From the World: Post-Enlightenment and Post-French Revolution Developments
- Recent Developments in Papal Teachings:From Leo XIII to Francis
- Leo XIII
- Post Leo/Pre-Vatican II
- The Second Vatican Council, Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope), 1965
- Post Gaudium et Spes: Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis
- What Lessons for Church and Salvation in Nigeria?
- Chapter 3. Interpreting the Church in Action: Icons and Martyrs
- The Icon of El Salvador
- Archbishop Oscar Romero and the Salvadoran Reality
- Ignacio Ellacuría: The Church as the Historical Sacrament of Liberation
- Jon Sobrino: Jesus the Liberator
- Martyrs of the Philippines
- African Examples of Incarnated Christianity and Tragedy: Malawi, South Africa and Rwanda
- Malawi
- South Africa
- Rwanda
- What Lessons for Church and Salvation in Nigeria?
- Chapter 4. “The Word Became Flesh”: Discerning a Pastoral Option for the Nigerian Church Considering African Synods I and II
- African Synod I and II
- A Paradigm Shift in Seminary Formation and Ecclesial Imagination
- A Paradigm Shift in Seminary Formation
- A Paradigm Shift in the Liturgy and Ecclesial Imagination
- Systemic Reconciliation: Effective Ecumenical/Interreligious Structures for Dialogue and Healing
- Effective Ecumenical Structures for Dialogue and Healing
- Effective Interreligious Dialogue and Healing
- An Alternative Pastoral Option for the Church in Nigeria: Linkages With Arms of Civil Society and the Formation of Self-Help Associations
- The Nigerian Bar Association
- National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)
- The Nigerian Labor Congress
- The Academic Staff Union of Universities
- The Council for Women Societies in Nigeria
- What Lessons for Church and Salvation in Nigeria?
- Chapter 5. Invigorating the Call of the African Synods I and II in Living Out of the Christian Faith in Nigeria
- Implications for Following Christ in Nigeria Considering African Synods I and II
- The Church as Family
- Education of the Laity
- Commitment to Justice in the Church
- Church Support for Liberation of Women
- An Exemplary Church: Simplicity of Lifestyle
- Commitment to Justice and Peace
- Commitment to Leadership by Service
- Following Christ in Nigeria: The Example of Jesus
- Concluding Observations
- Conclusion
- Doing the Will of God on Earthas It Is in Heaven
- Recommendations for a Way Forward: Context and Pastoral Response
- An Adequate Education in Catholic Social Teaching
- An Adequate Spirituality of Social Engagement
- An Adequate Focus Level of Efforts for Social Change
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Bibliography
Gabriel T. Wankar
The Dual Reality of
Salvation and the Church
in Nigeria
PETER LANG
New York • Bern • Frankfurt • Berlin
Brussels • Vienna • Oxford • Warsaw
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Wankar, Gabriel T., author.
Title: The dual reality of salvation and the church in Nigeria /
Gabriel T. Wankar.
Description: New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017026093 | ISBN 978-1-4331-4560-5 (hardback: alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-4331-4561-2 (epdf) | ISBN 978-1-4331-4562-9 (epub)
ISBN 978-1-4331-4563-6 (mobi)
Subjects: LCSH: Catholic Church—Nigeria. | Salvation—Catholic Church.
Theology, Doctrinal—Nigeria. | Pastoral theology—Nigeria.
Catholic Church—Doctrines.
Classification: LCC BX1682.N5 W36 2017 | DDC 282/.669—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017026093
DOI 10.3726/b12038
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About the book
This book proposes an approach to the connection between salvation theory and ecclesial spirituality in Nigeria, indicating how the factors of economic, political, and religious co-existence are related, with implications for a deeper understanding of salvation. Considering African Synods I and II, the author proposes a paradigm shift toward a new pastoral option for the Church in Nigeria in the program for seminary formation, which prioritizes strengthening of ecumenical/interreligious structures of dialogue and collaboration as a process of rapprochement to enable an emancipatory praxis to come to existence for the Church’s ministry and witnessing to “become flesh” in the reality of people’s lives. This entails a deeper spiritual and practical understanding of religion, couched in terms of dialogue that translates into alliances and cooperation for the common good based on ties common to all religions and, most importantly, the possibility of forming synergies with civil society organizations in pursuit of the common good.
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table of contents
Theology of Historical Reality?
Chapter 1. State of the Question: The Historical Reality of Nigeria and the Need for Salvation
An Overview of Nigerian Historical Reality
Specific Traditional and Social Factors
Corruption, Injustice, and Unrest
The Second Republic: 1979–1983
The Fourth Republic: 1999–2007
The Fourth Republic: 2007–2010
The Fourth Republic: 2010–2015
Colonial Antecedents and the Origins of the Catholic Church in Nigeria
Numerical Growth of the Catholic Church in Nigeria and the Need for Salvation
An Overview of Seminary Formation in Nigeria←vii | viii→
Chapter 2. The Church in the World as Revealed in Recent Magisterial Documents
Biblical and Patristic Background to the Relationship Between the Church and the World
God’s Relationship to the People of God in the Old Testament
The Church as the “Continuation of the Mission of Jesus” in the New Testament
The Church’s Mission in the World: Patristic Developments
The Church Retreats From the World: Post-Enlightenment and Post-French Revolution Developments
Recent Developments in Papal Teachings: From Leo XIII to Francis
The Second Vatican Council, Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope), 1965
Post Gaudium et Spes: Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis
What Lessons for Church and Salvation in Nigeria?
Chapter 3. Interpreting the Church in Action: Icons and Martyrs
Archbishop Oscar Romero and the Salvadoran Reality
Ignacio Ellacuría: The Church as the Historical Sacrament of Liberation
Jon Sobrino: Jesus the Liberator
African Examples of Incarnated Christianity and Tragedy: Malawi, South Africa and Rwanda
What Lessons for Church and Salvation in Nigeria?
Chapter 4. “The Word Became Flesh”: Discerning a Pastoral Option for the Nigerian Church Considering African Synods I and II←viii | ix→
A Paradigm Shift in Seminary Formation and Ecclesial Imagination
A Paradigm Shift in Seminary Formation
A Paradigm Shift in the Liturgy and Ecclesial Imagination
Systemic Reconciliation: Effective Ecumenical/Interreligious Structures for Dialogue and Healing
Effective Ecumenical Structures for Dialogue and Healing
Effective Interreligious Dialogue and Healing
An Alternative Pastoral Option for the Church in Nigeria: Linkages With Arms of Civil Society and the Formation of Self-Help Associations
Details
- Pages
- XII, 238
- Publication Year
- 2017
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9781433145612
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9781433145629
- ISBN (MOBI)
- 9781433145636
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9781433145605
- DOI
- 10.3726/b12038
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2017 (October)
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2017. XII, 238 pp., 11 tables
