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Warfare in African Pentecostalism and the Indigenous African Religion
Sunday Funmilola Babalola 한국외국어대학교 아프리카연구소 2016 Asian Journal of African Studies Vol.- No.40
This study is essentially phenomenological and comparative in structure. It seeks to offer a scholarly contribution to the current discussion on African scholarship that the indigenous religion of Africans and Pentecostalism as it is being practiced today, particularly in Nigeria, could have a lot in common. This is attested to by the fact that Yoruba cosmology, which admits of the presence and virulence of spirit realities and metaphysical forces, is a common legacy to the Yoruba members of the traditional religion and Yoruba Pentecostalism. The study, therefore, raises and discusses issues such as the reality and effects of witchcraft in a contemporary Nigerian society. The paper also discusses how the menace of witchcraft is being addressed by the practitioners and adherents of African indigenous religion and Pentecostal Christianity in Nigeria. The study, however, centres on the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM) as some of the major Pentecostal movements in Nigeria. The study is conducted through the use of interviews (20 respondents) and questionnaires (120 respondents). Archival materials and relevant text books were also consulted. The data were duly collated and analysed using simple descriptive method.
A Contextualization of American Pragmatism in the Evolution of Christ Apostolic Church, Nigeria
Sunday Funmilola BABALOLA,ALOKAN 한국외국어대학교(글로벌캠퍼스) 아프리카연구소 2016 Asian Journal of African Studies Vol.39 No.-
Pragmatism, a contemporary philosophical issue, has its origin in America, but it is not limited to America. Its development as a philosophical system of thought is traceable, among others, to Alfred North Whitehead and John Dewey. The fact that the relevance of Pragmatism cuts across cultures and nations is a major point that this paper wants to establish. This paper, therefore, seeks to discuss the origin, development, and doctrines of Christ Apostolic Church in Nigeria in the perspectives of Alfred North Whitehead and the American pragmatists, thereby, establishing that pragmatism, in its interpretation, is also relevant to issues of religious interest in Africa. American pragmatism is particularly of a great value when it comes to discussing doctrinal issues within the Church, especially the Pentecostal ones. Furthermore, the paper is a medium to advocate that pragmatism is a philosophical idea, the practice of which should be embraced, not only in America, but also in Africa. The study relies greatly on archival materials and primary sources.
Religious Language: Ludwig Wittgenstein and the South-Western Nigerians on the Use Theory
Sunday Funmilola Babalola 한국외국어대학교 아프리카연구소 2020 Asian Journal of African Studies Vol.- No.47
This paper elucidated on the concept of religious language in the perspective of Ludwig Wittgenstein and the Yoruba of South-western Nigeria. The use theory as propounded by Wittgenstein, in his later work, was discussed in line with the thinking of the Yoruba of South-western Nigeria. The objective of the paper is to explore the relevance of religious language in the circle of adherents of religion and also for intellectual purpose. The method of investigation was philosophical and in this context, the study employed a thematic discourse of the subject matter. Being basically a library based study, scholarly materials were explored. In this perspective, the paper discussed basic African religious language themes that were exemplified by Yoruba in comparison with the world-view of Wittgenstein on religious language. The paper has the finding that religious languages are not meaningless. Their meanings are contained in their use. Religious language is very relevant in African religious world-view.
A Contextualization of American Pragmatism in the Evolution of Christ Apostolic Church, Nigeria
Sunday Funmilola BABALOLA,Olusegun Ayodeji Peter ALOKAN 한국외국어대학교 아프리카연구소 2016 Asian Journal of African Studies Vol.39 No.-
Pragmatism, a contemporary philosophical issue, has its origin in America, but it is not limited to America. Its development as a philosophical system of thought is traceable, among others, to Alfred North Whitehead and John Dewey. The fact that the relevance of Pragmatism cuts across cultures and nations is a major point that this paper wants to establish. This paper, therefore, seeks to discuss the origin, development, and doctrines of Christ Apostolic Church in Nigeria in the perspectives of Alfred North Whitehead and the American pragmatists, thereby, establishing that pragmatism, in its interpretation, is also relevant to issues of religious interest in Africa. American pragmatism is particularly of a great value when it comes to discussing doctrinal issues within the Church, especially the Pentecostal ones. Furthermore, the paper is a medium to advocate that pragmatism is a philosophical idea, the practice of which should be embraced, not only in America, but also in Africa. The study relies greatly on archival materials and primary sources.