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'Arrowhead' of Nigerian Pentecostalism: The Redeemed Christian Church of God, 1952-2005

'Arrowhead' of Nigerian Pentecostalism: The Redeemed Christian Church of God, 1952-2005 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2007 DOI: 10.1163/157007407X178238 Pneuma 29 (2007) 24-58 www.brill.nl/pneu ‘Arrowhead’ of Nigerian Pentecostalism: Th e Redeemed Christian Church of God, 1952-2005 Olufunke Adeboye Dept. of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Tel. No. 234 1 5454891 Ext. 1349 funks29adeboye@yahoo.co.uk Abstract This is a historical study of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), an indigenous and fast-growing Pentecostal church in Nigeria. The recent explosion in the church is presented here as a response to both local and external stimuli. The ingenuity of the church leadership is further reflected in the way it appropriates crucial moments from its collective past as a means of keeping the establishment mobilized. On the whole, the RCCG presents an interesting ambivalence. On one hand it tries to distill a distinctive religious ethos, while on the other hand it epitomizes the different nuances in Nigerian Pentecostalism. The implication of this situation on the internal stability of the church is further probed in this study. Keywords Pentecostalism, Churches, Religion, Nigeria, RCCG, Church Growth Introduction The Nigerian Christian landscape within the last fifty years has been characterized by a lot of transformations. The most remarkable of these http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pneuma Brill

'Arrowhead' of Nigerian Pentecostalism: The Redeemed Christian Church of God, 1952-2005

Pneuma , Volume 29 (1): 24 – Jan 1, 2007

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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0272-0965
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1570-0747
DOI
10.1163/157007407X178238
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2007 DOI: 10.1163/157007407X178238 Pneuma 29 (2007) 24-58 www.brill.nl/pneu ‘Arrowhead’ of Nigerian Pentecostalism: Th e Redeemed Christian Church of God, 1952-2005 Olufunke Adeboye Dept. of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Tel. No. 234 1 5454891 Ext. 1349 funks29adeboye@yahoo.co.uk Abstract This is a historical study of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), an indigenous and fast-growing Pentecostal church in Nigeria. The recent explosion in the church is presented here as a response to both local and external stimuli. The ingenuity of the church leadership is further reflected in the way it appropriates crucial moments from its collective past as a means of keeping the establishment mobilized. On the whole, the RCCG presents an interesting ambivalence. On one hand it tries to distill a distinctive religious ethos, while on the other hand it epitomizes the different nuances in Nigerian Pentecostalism. The implication of this situation on the internal stability of the church is further probed in this study. Keywords Pentecostalism, Churches, Religion, Nigeria, RCCG, Church Growth Introduction The Nigerian Christian landscape within the last fifty years has been characterized by a lot of transformations. The most remarkable of these

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Published: Jan 1, 2007

Keywords: CHURCHES; RCCG; PENTECOSTALISM; CHURCH GROWTH; NIGERIA; RELIGION

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