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Francis is an aspiring academic interested in missiology, especially in the interaction between church and society in the area of social ministry. He entertains discussions on broader issues such as ecclesiology, evangelism, ecumenism, and African Christianity
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This paper argues that hermeneutics is central in evangelism, that evangelism and contextualizati... more This paper argues that hermeneutics is central in evangelism, that evangelism and contextualization are indispensable duo in the evangelization of Africa, it proposes that missiological hermeneutics is appropriate in this process. Contextualization did not take place in a vacuum but in cultures, culture as the defining medium for the gospel mediated its birth. Contextual hermeneutics involves more than one text, and one interpreter. In terms of contextualization, missions means affording every culture the opportunity to understand the gospel, irrespective of the difference in language. Two contexts are important, that of the text and that of the interpreter, there is a context of the receiving culture that relies on the mediation of the sending culture, and this receiving culture is the context of the mission field. As culture encompasses all contexts and the factors within, context encompasses all aspects of culture and more than culture. The African church is already a contextual church engaged in a contextual interrelatedness with plurality. For Africa, missiological hermeneutics is the new hermeneutics for the future.
Christianity in Nigeria has a rich history; each denomination savors its beginning and peculiarit... more Christianity in Nigeria has a rich history; each denomination savors its beginning and peculiarity. Christianity entered Nigeria as a foreign religion, from the South, and Islam from the North. This pattern has defined the territories, leaving the middle belt as a zone of contest. This article is particularly on how the churches have attempted to form a collective mission front in the beginning, what happened to this effort and why it failed in some instances. The paper includes the development of the ecumenical bodies in Nigeria with indigenous churches. Christian Association of Nigeria receives special attention in the light of its prominence and influence.
This paper argues that hermeneutics is central in evangelism, that evangelism and contextualizati... more This paper argues that hermeneutics is central in evangelism, that evangelism and contextualization are indispensable duo in the evangelization of Africa, it proposes that missiological hermeneutics is appropriate in this process. Contextualization did not take place in a vacuum but in cultures, culture as the defining medium for the gospel mediated its birth. Contextual hermeneutics involves more than one text, and one interpreter. In terms of contextualization, missions means affording every culture the opportunity to understand the gospel, irrespective of the difference in language. Two contexts are important, that of the text and that of the interpreter, there is a context of the receiving culture that relies on the mediation of the sending culture, and this receiving culture is the context of the mission field. As culture encompasses all contexts and the factors within, context encompasses all aspects of culture and more than culture. The African church is already a contextual church engaged in a contextual interrelatedness with plurality. For Africa, missiological hermeneutics is the new hermeneutics for the future.
Christianity in Nigeria has a rich history; each denomination savors its beginning and peculiarit... more Christianity in Nigeria has a rich history; each denomination savors its beginning and peculiarity. Christianity entered Nigeria as a foreign religion, from the South, and Islam from the North. This pattern has defined the territories, leaving the middle belt as a zone of contest. This article is particularly on how the churches have attempted to form a collective mission front in the beginning, what happened to this effort and why it failed in some instances. The paper includes the development of the ecumenical bodies in Nigeria with indigenous churches. Christian Association of Nigeria receives special attention in the light of its prominence and influence.