scholarly journals Isolation and Integration: Case Study of Latter-Day Saints in South-Western Nigeria

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 445
Author(s):  
Amaechi Henry Okafor
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Postcolonial Theory ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
The South ◽  
South West ◽  
Lds Church ◽  
The Government ◽  
Religious Sects ◽  
American Society ◽  
The Church

Isolation and integration are two sides of the same coin, the former denoting negativity with the latter denoting positivity. The penetration of the LDS church into Nigeria in general and south-western Nigeria in particular has been faced with a considerable amount of opposition from the populace and the government. Nigeria is one of the most religious countries in Africa. Due to the vast demographic space, I am limiting our study to the south-western states, where it seems the church is growing more. The eastern region, to an extent, has also been experiencing considerable growth. Our queries are: what are the elements that depict isolation from other religious sects and society? What are the parameters for this phenomenon? Is there any evidence of integration? If so, how is this manifested? How are the male and female members of the LDS church trying to integrate into society and how has the response been? These among other questions are examined. Nigeria is originally a Catholic and Pentecostal religious environment, where open miracles, wonders and other phenomena are visible. These are hardly visible in LDS services, and this serves as motivation for non-members to oppose and isolate members of the LDS church from the fibers of society. The undetermined position of the LDS church and its non-registration with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has and continues to have relevant effects on the integration of the church and its members into the Christian circle of the country in general and the south-west in particular. I have discovered that, though the church’s growth in the south-west is visible, the possibility of integration has proven difficult. Due to the limited literature on this subject in the country, I have utilized semi-structured direct and indirect interviews of pioneers of the wards/units in the south-west, and also those who have investigated the church, many of whom still view the church as a cult. I also used an analytic approach that straddles critical discourse analysis and postcolonial theory. This paper proposes ways in which the members of the LDS church can better integrate themselves in a society that has a very different religious and cultural background to that of American society, where the church has more fully moved from isolation to integration.

scholarly journals Religious Revival in the Roman Catholic Church and the Autochthony–Allochthony Conflict in Cameroon

Africa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piet Konings
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Main Line ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Religious Revival ◽  
The South ◽  
South West ◽  
Revival Movement ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Church

ABSTRACTThis article explores the reasons for, and the repercussions of, a virulent and protracted crisis in the South West Province of anglophone Cameroon during the 1990s caused by the emergence of a Pentecostalism-inspired revival movement within the Roman Catholic Church. The so-called Maranatha movement and main-line Catholicism were viewed by both parties as incompatible, almost leading to a schism within the Church. The originally internal Church dispute gradually became a particularly explosive issue in the region when the politics of belonging, fuelled by the government and the regional elite during political liberalisation, became pervasive.

scholarly journals Kerk en owerheid binne ’n regstaat. Die profetiese roeping van die kerk met betrekking tot die Suid-Afrikaanse owerheid

2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Vorster ◽  
J.H. Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
The South ◽  
African Government ◽  
Constitutional State ◽  
African Context ◽  
The Government ◽  
Just Society ◽  
The Church

Church and government within a constitutional state. The prophetic calling of the church towards the South-African government With the transition to a new political dispensation in South Africa, a constitutional state has been established. A typical characteristic of this new dispensation is that the government remains neutral while the executive powers are subject to the Bill of Human Rights. The question of how the church can realize its prophetic task towards the government within the context of a constitutional state is highlighted in this article. The central theoretical argument is that a constitutional state that acknowledges fundamental rights provides an excellent opportunity for the church to fulfil its prophetic calling within the South African context. The church can contribute to a just society by prophetic testimony within the perspective of the kingdom of God.

Implications of COVID–19 Outbreak on the Construction and Property Development Sector in the South-East Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Uche Felix Ikechukwu ◽  
Chinwe Ngozi Odimegwu
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
The South ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Property Development ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Government

Pandemic like Covid-19 usually affects the productivity of man, let alone when there is a consequent total lock-down effect in the society. Construction and property development sector among others therefore is bound to suffer enormously since it involves the services of variety of labour force. The study therefore explores the implication and consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak on the construction and property development sector in the south eastern region of Nigeria. Data were collected electronically using field survey method of research design from the sampled respondents of building professionals in the area. Tau-b correlation method was adopted in the statistical analyses to determine the most commonly observed Covid-19 measures, most common vulnerable factors leading to spread and contraction of the pandemic in the study. Findings reveal that majority of the establishment in the area shutdown their operations according to the directive of the government; while about the three quarter of these establishments who were in active operations are observed as public owned corporations or projects. It is also discovered that hand washing, wearing of face mask and social distancing were mostly complied with. On the other hand, economic hardship, inflation, and difficulty in accessibility to fund noticeably affect the flow and progress of work projects. Despite the considerable compliance with the preventive measures, there is no significant relationship between conformity to social distancing and shut-down policy, and the volume of construction works in progress during the shut-down in the study area. In conclusion therefore, it is recommended that shut-down of economic activities should not be total but, in part and alternate form among the various sections of the economic activities within the society. Attention to the operations of the private construction and property development projects like in the and the public structure is also recommended for a more holistic arrangement, towards cushioning the effect of similar economic crisis occasioned by any pandemic like Covid-19 in general.

Conclusion

2019 ◽  
pp. 233-236
Author(s):  
Jana Riess
Keyword(s):  
Racial Diversity ◽  
Cultural Relevancy ◽  
Lgbt Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
Lds Church ◽  
American Society ◽  
The Church

This concluding chapter argues that in the next few years at least, the polarization within Mormonism will continue, in which those who remain in the LDS Church will be ardent believers but those who don't fit in will pull up stakes and leave. How the Church chooses to finesse the social shifts—specifically, those regarding marriage, gender, racial diversity, and LGBT issues—will signal which trajectory it is going to follow: will it remain steadfast and become entrenched in the role of embattled subculture, or will it lean in, accommodating its message and positioning in order to retain cultural relevancy and attractiveness? The chapter then considers the acute tension the LDS Church is experiencing between assimilation into American society and retrenchment. This ever-present pendulum between assimilation and retrenchment has ensured that Mormonism has successfully maintained its distinctive edge even while making major theological deletions that might have been unthinkable to previous generations.

scholarly journals XI.—Farewell Address of General Ludlow to the authorities of Vevay. Communicated by H. L. Long, Esq., through J. Y. Akerman, Esq, Secretary

Archaeologia ◽  
1853 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-115
Author(s):  
H. L. Long
Keyword(s):  
Coming Out ◽  
Market Place ◽  
The South ◽  
Large Bell ◽  
The Dead ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Town ◽  
The Mansion ◽  
The Church

Among the archives of the municipality at Vevay are a few notices respecting General Ludlow. He was under constant apprehension of assassination, and by way of protection he was allowed, if necessary, to ring a large bell, suspended in an old tower, since pulled down, which stood on the edge of the lake, at the south-east corner of the market-place, and which was his first habitation at Vevay. His last abode was the house adjoining the eastern gate of the town, which is still in perfect preservation, and well known as Ludlow's residence. Until within the last few years the original inscription remained over the door; it was carved on wood in the form of a scroll, and was given by the present possessor of the mansion to an Englishman travelling through Vevay, who represented himself as a descendant of Ludlow. Permission was accorded him by the government at Berne to erect a small guardhouse in front of the house, in the lake, to watch any boat coming from Savoy; one attempt was made upon his person, as he was coming out of the church in which his ashes now repose, but was frustrated by the authorities of the town surrounding and protecting him. The permissions to ring the bell and to build the guard-house are recorded in the archives. There is also some memorandum relating to “Madame la Genérale Ludlow,” after his decease. On the 6th of June, 1832, having obtained the obliging permission of the syndic to search the records, I proceeded to their examination. One of the conseil d'etat, and the secretary, whose name was Demontel, attended me; unfortunately there was no index, and the person belonging to the establishment, said to be the only man capable of laying his hand upon anything required, happened to be absent at Orbe. So I was left to hunt along the margin for the name of Ludlow,—a tedious and somewhat unprofitable task, for I could not find all I wanted. I have a friend here, at Lausanne, who has engaged to furnish me with some particulars respecting the investigations that followed the assassination of Lisle, in the Place St. François. It would be satisfactory to discover some remnant of the papers and correspondence of the regicides, but none are known to exist, and Ludlow's widow no doubt carried off all his literary remains when she left his mortal remains in the church of St. Martin. The epitaph she put up to him is well known: so are those of Broughton and Love. Interment in the church is no longer permitted, so the old Parliamentarians are likely to have it all to themselves, and to lie there undisturbed until the “crack of Doom,” for we can hardly calculate upon churches being pulled down, and the dead pulled up, in this tranquil, neutralised, unchanging country.

scholarly journals Molecular studies on Yemeni sickle-cell-disease patients: Xmn I polymorphism

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1183-1187
Author(s):  
M. A. El Hazmi ◽  
A. S. Warsy
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Saudi Population ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
The South ◽  
South West ◽  
Molecular Studies ◽  
Hb S

Our studies of the Saudi population have shown that in patients with mild presentation of sickle-cell disease [SCD] from Saudi Arabia’s eastern region, the prevalence of polymorphic sites is high. However, the prevalence is very low in patients with severe SCD from the south-west of the country. We expanded these studies to a group of Yemeni patients with severe SCD, resident in Riyadh. We investigated a total of 60 chromosomes carrying the sickle-cell [Hb S]gene and 14 chromosomes carrying the Hb A gene. Amongst the Hb AA group, the prevalence was 42.9% and 57.1% for the presence [+] and absence [-] of Xmn I polymorphic sites. In the Hb SS individuals, the prevalence of Xmn I polymorphic sites was similar to the prevalence reported in the south-western region of Saudi Arabia

scholarly journals FRANCIS AKANU IBIAM (1906-1995): A LEADER WHO HAD A MISSION BEYOND ECCLESIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 222-238
Author(s):  
Julius Mutugi Gathogo
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Medical Doctor ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Medical Missionary ◽  
Colonial Government ◽  
The Church

Sir Francis Akanu Ibiam KCMG, KBE (1906-1995) was a distinguished medical missionary who was appointed Governor of Eastern Region, nigeria from December 1960 until January 1966 during the nigerian First Republic. From 1919 to 1951 he was known as Francis Ibiam, and from 1951 to 1967 as Sir Francis Ibiam. This article explores his profile; the profile of a man whose contribution as a medical doctor, a missionary doctor, an educationist, a statesman and a churchman is outstanding, hence inspiring to the new crop of leadership in Africa of the 21st  century. Was he too emotional when conducting his political discourses? Did he make the right choices all along? Does his role in the Biafra War of 1967 with the government of nigeria smack of his main weakness as a public servant? nevertheless, he comes out in this article as one of the early pre-colonial professionals in Africa who had received a quality education during the dark days of African history, who had worked hard to remain relevant in their days; and who are indeed relevant in the 21st century. In Francis Ibiam, the article shows a decisive leader who chose to work for the church rather than the colonial government, thereby making a strong statement that the church can be developed into an alternative forum of progress, a kind of alternative government where the deprived can still find justice, a job and other lifetime comforts. Despite the article being greatly indebted to Agwu Kalu’s book, Dr ibiam: The challenge of his life (1986), it has also derived materials from the internet and other published works. Certainly, it is geared towards celebrating a leader who had a mission beyond ecclesia.

“Promoting so laudable a Design”

2020 ◽  
pp. 172-198
Author(s):  
Eric C. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Southern Baptists ◽  
Church Discipline ◽  
The South ◽  
Baptist Churches ◽  
Brown University ◽  
American Society ◽  
The Church

The 1760s were a decade of significant institutional development for America’s Baptists, and Oliver Hart was a key figure in that advance. In the South, Hart led the Charleston Association to adopt the Charleston Confession as its doctrinal statement, setting a course for traditional Calvinism among white Southern Baptists for the next one hundred years or more. He also shaped the church government practices of Baptist churches, coauthoring the Summary of Church Discipline, which outlined the rigorous church order Baptists would become known for well into the nineteenth century. This chapter provides vivid examples of how this congregational government worked itself out in specific Baptist churches of the period. Beyond the South, Hart enthusiastically supported the Philadelphia Association project of founding Rhode Island College (later Brown University), an important signal that Baptists as a whole were becoming respectable in colonial American society. Finally, Hart’s frequent preaching excursions into the Carolina backcountry brought him into contact with the exploding Separate Baptist movement. Though they were far less sophisticated than his Charleston social circles, Hart found much to appreciate in the Separate Baptists and sought opportunities to unite them with his own Regular Baptist tribe.

TOBOLSK IRMOLOGION OF SAINTED PHILOTHEUS

2021 ◽  
pp. 181-194
Author(s):  
Tatyana G. Kazantseva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The South ◽  
Siberian Region ◽  
Musical Culture ◽  
Old Russian ◽  
Holy Trinity ◽  
Religious Theater ◽  
South West ◽  
The Church

The object of research in this article is the chant manuscript of a five-line notation kept in the funds of the State Archive in Tobolsk (No. 306). The significance of this musical monument for the culture of Siberia is determined by its belonging to the fifth metropolitan of Siberia and Tobolsk Philotheus (Schemamonk Feodor), the first Ukrainian scholar monk at the Siberian cathedra. About belonging of the manuscript to sainted Philotheus is testifies owner's record of his pupil Peter Tungus. Sainted Philotheus played an important role not only in the education of indigenous peoples, but also in the emergence of a new European type culture in Siberia. He initiated the construction of the first stone cathedral in Siberia in the name of the Holy Trinity in the monastery of the same name and founded of the bishop's school (later seminary), the religious theater. Metropolitan Philotheus paid much attention to the issues of church singing. Thus, in the bishop's school singing “according to the note” was taught, the lord himself organized the church and metropolitan choruses from the “written out” Kiev monks and exiled Cossacks, and taught literacy and singing, including of newly baptized Siberians. Given the period (the beginning of the XVIII century) and the ancestry of Metropolitan Philotheus, cultivated by him the church-singing culture in the Siberian metropolia was under considerable influence of the South-West Russian Baroque. The manuscript being analyzed is a monument of this tradition. According to the complex of paleographic signs, the manuscript dates back to the early 1660s. and, perhaps, was created by scribes of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, from where Philotheus was erected to the Siberian Metropolitan Сathedra. The singing book is written in four handwritings, representing the South-West Russian semi-uncial with elements of cursive writing and a lot of outline letter, some words are given under the titles, greekized and latinized variants of capital letters are actively used. The edit of the text is pre-reform, elements of razdelnorechyie are preserved. The composition and content of the book refers to the most common from the second half of the XVII century “Oktoih” type of the Ukrainian-Belarusian Irmologion. It consists of seven parts: 1) (main) chants of the Sunday service and the irmos of the canons; 2) automelon (αυτόμελον) (samples for chanting stichera, troparia and sedalen (Κάθισμα)); 3) Irmos and other hymns to the Compline of Feasts of the Nativity of Christ and the Epiphany; 4) a fragment of the Obikhod of Quadragesima; 5) selected holidays of the Minei stikheres-book; 6) a fragment of the Obikhod of the all-night vigil of the Kiev chant; 7) full-text canons in the Palm Sunday and Easter. Thus, the structure of the Irmolion differs from the Moscow singing books of both the Old Russian and the post-reform traditions, and some differences in the repertoire of the chants are noted. The musical material of the manuscript belongs to the Kiev “izvod” (derivation) of the znamenny chant. In conclusion, it is noted that the Tobolsk manuscript is a typical Ukrainian-Belarusian Irmologion, but for the Siberian region it is undoubtedly unique. Tobolsk Irmologion together with later manuscripts in various Siberian storages form the foundation for the statement of a large-scale problem of the influence of South-West Russian Baroque on the development of the musical culture of Siberia.

scholarly journals XV.—The Alien Priority of St. Andrew, Hamble and its transfer to Winchester College in 1391

Archaeologia ◽  
1887 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-262
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
The South ◽  
Southampton Water ◽  
Parish Church ◽  
The North ◽  
North Side ◽  
South West ◽  
A Cell ◽  
The Church

The Priory of St. Andrew, at Hamble, near Southampton, was a cell to the Benedictine abbey of Tyrone (Tirun or Turun), in La Beauce, a district southwest of Chartres, included in the old province of Orléannois. In the Monasticon and Tanner's Notitia it is called a Cistercian abbey, but this is a mistake, and so is the statement in the Notitia that the priory was annexed to New College, Oxford. The priory stood on a “rise” or point of land.—“Hamele-en-le-rys” or “Hamblerice” is its old name—at the confluence of the Hamble river with southampton Water, opposite Calshot castle. Hamble gets its name from Hamele, a thane of the Saxon Meonwaris. Leland calls the place “Hamel Hooke.” The priory church of St. Andrew is now the parish church. It was rebuilt by winchester college in the early part of the fifteenth century, and consists of channel and nave, to which a south aisle was added five or six years ago, and a tower with three bells. There are scarcely any traces above ground of the priory buildings. Like those of the Benedictine convent of St. Swithun, at Winchester, they stood on the south and south-west of the church, so that the graveyard, as at Winchester, is on the north side of the church.

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