Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Post-Colonial Northern Nigeria

The Challenges of Inclusive Cultural and Religious Pluralism
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-34407-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 313 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4231 g

Reihe: Christianities of the World

Iwuchukwu examines the perennial conflicts in different parts of northern Nigeria and why they are popularly called Muslim-Christian clashes. Specifically, he examines the immediate and remote factors that are responsible for the conflicts.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Iwuchukwu, M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Map of Colonial Northern Nigeria Map of the Nineteen States of Northern Nigeria Abbreviations Acknowledgment Preface 1. Pre-colonial Sokoto Caliphate and Kanem-Borno Empire And The Advent of Islam 2. Colonial Northern Nigeria and the Politics of Muslim-Christian Relation 3. Northern Nigeria from Independence (1960) to 1979 4. Muslim-Christian conflicts in Northern Nigeria From 1979 to 2012 5. The Jos, Plateau State Crises Boko Haram Terrorist Activities: Case Reviews of Muslim-Christian Conflicts in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria 6. International influences and Impacts on Muslim-Christian Relation in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria 7. Prevalence of Exclusivist Theology in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria and its Challenges to Effective Muslim-Christian Dialogue 8. The Necessity for New Trajectories in Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Northern Nigeria 9. Building New Bridges of Relationships in Postcolonial Northern Nigeria and the Evolution of a New Northern Nigeria Conclusion Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Marinus Chijioke Iwuchukwu is Professor at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.