Matthews A Ojo
Biographic Data
| ID | 191126 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthews A Ojo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthews A |
| FAMILY NAME | Ojo |
| SIGNATURE | OJO M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1204-9659 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Changes in the Role and Status of Women in the Nigerian Baptist Convention, 1914-2021
This study interrogates the changes in the roles and status of women in the Nigerian Baptist Convention, the largest Baptist denomination in Africa, with over 10,104 churches and about 11 million members. This paper attempts to answer the critical question of how and what processes stimulated and sustained the changes in the role and status of women among Nigerian Baptists from the colonial period to the contemporary era. This paper relied on pri…
Religious Nationalisms in Nigeria
This article examines how religious consciousness arising from British colonialism’s legacies intersected with ethnicity and geopolitics to create long-lasting solidarity and reinforced individual and group identities among Nigerians from the early twentieth century. Manifestations of religious nationalisms included the controversies over the expansion of the jurisdiction of Sharia in the late 1970s, 1980s, and 1999, altering religious pluralism …
Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in Modern Africa
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Pentecostal Historiography Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in the History of African Christianity Social Imperatives of the Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements Regional Differences in the French-Speaking and English–Speaking West African Countries Typology of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in Nigeria Doctrinal Emphases and Practices Conclusion
Political Spiritualities: The Pentecostal Revolution in Nigeria
Christian–muslim Conflicts and Interfaith Bridge‐building Efforts in Nigeria
Religious pluralism in Nigeria has been disrupted by religiously‐motivated conflict. Colonial polices towards Muslim and Christian communities institutionalized racial and religious differences—with far‐reaching consequences before and after independence. Religious fundamentalism among Christians and Muslims noticeably emerged in Nigeria during the 1970s. Between the 1980s and the mid‐2000s, roughly 48 cases of religious riots were reported. Most…
Nigeria's Christian Revolution: The Civil War Revival and Its Pentecostal Progeny (1976-2006)
Pentecostal Movements, Islam and the Contest for Public Space in Northern Nigeria
The article considers the changing relationship between independent Pentecostal and charismatic groups and radical Islamic movements in Northern Nigeria between the 1970s and the early years of the twenty-first century. All these groups, be they Christian or Muslim, represent a new dimension in religious fundamentalism in contemporary Nigeria. In spite of being internal revivalist groups within their respective religious traditions, they reflect …
The Study of African Christianity in the 1990s
Adrian Hastings, The Church in Africa 1450–1950. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1994, xiv+706 pp., 8 maps, $ 45.00 (paperback) ISBN 0 19 826399 6. Elizabeth Isichei, A History of Christianity in Africa. Grand Rapids, MI, Eerdmans, 1995, xi+420 pp., $ 24.00 ISBN 0 8028 08433. Paul Giord (ed.), The Christian Churches and the Democratisation of Africa. Studies of Religion in Africa: Supplements to the Journal of Religion in Africa, No. 12. Leiden, Brill, …
Sexuality, Marriage and Piety among Charismatics in Nigeria
New religious movements that are sectarian and world-rejecting always attach great importance to teachings and regulations about sexual patterns, marriage, ascetic and radical lifestyles. Likewise, since their emergence in the 1970s, the Nigerian Charismatic movements, through their numerous published pamphlets, Bible studies, magazines, etc. have built up teachings about sexual patterns and marriage for their members as part of the pietistic cha…
Deeper Christian Life Ministry: A Case Study of the Charismatic Movements in Western Nigeria
One of the most profound changes that have taken place in Nigerian Christianity, especially in Western Nigeria, since the Aladura Movements in the first part of the century, is the emergence of the Charismatic Movements in the 1970s. The Charismatic Movements took their origin from the entry of American and British pentecostalism into Nigeria's institutions of higher education. Although the pentecostal movement had been introduced into Nigeria in…
The contextual significance of the charismatic movements in independent Nigeria
IntroductionThe emergence of the charismatic movements in Nigeria in the 1970s is a remarkable religious phenomenon. Their rapid growth and success could be attributed to many factors, but the central factor which clearly emerges is that the movements have been presented in a manner acceptable and relevant to Nigerians, and they have been adapted to the situation in Nigeria. The continuous growth of the movements into the 1980s suggests that they…
The contextual significance of the charismatic movements in independent Nigeria
IntroductionThe emergence of the charismatic movements in Nigeria in the 1970s is a remarkable religious phenomenon. Their rapid growth and success could be attributed to many factors, but the central factor which clearly emerges is that the movements have been presented in a manner acceptable and relevant to Nigerians, and they have been adapted to the situation in Nigeria. The continuous growth of the movements into the 1980s suggests that they…
Pentecostal Movements, Islam and the Contest for Public Space in Northern Nigeria
The article considers the changing relationship between independent Pentecostal and charismatic groups and radical Islamic movements in Northern Nigeria between the 1970s and the early years of the twenty-first century. All these groups, be they Christian or Muslim, represent a new dimension in religious fundamentalism in contemporary Nigeria. In spite of being internal revivalist groups within their respective religious traditions, they reflect …
Deeper Christian Life Ministry: A Case Study of the Charismatic Movements in Western Nigeria
One of the most profound changes that have taken place in Nigerian Christianity, especially in Western Nigeria, since the Aladura Movements in the first part of the century, is the emergence of the Charismatic Movements in the 1970s. The Charismatic Movements took their origin from the entry of American and British pentecostalism into Nigeria's institutions of higher education. Although the pentecostal movement had been introduced into Nigeria in…
Sexuality, Marriage and Piety among Charismatics in Nigeria
New religious movements that are sectarian and world-rejecting always attach great importance to teachings and regulations about sexual patterns, marriage, ascetic and radical lifestyles. Likewise, since their emergence in the 1970s, the Nigerian Charismatic movements, through their numerous published pamphlets, Bible studies, magazines, etc. have built up teachings about sexual patterns and marriage for their members as part of the pietistic cha…
Christian–muslim Conflicts and Interfaith Bridge‐building Efforts in Nigeria
Religious pluralism in Nigeria has been disrupted by religiously‐motivated conflict. Colonial polices towards Muslim and Christian communities institutionalized racial and religious differences—with far‐reaching consequences before and after independence. Religious fundamentalism among Christians and Muslims noticeably emerged in Nigeria during the 1970s. Between the 1980s and the mid‐2000s, roughly 48 cases of religious riots were reported. Most…
The Study of African Christianity in the 1990s
Adrian Hastings, The Church in Africa 1450–1950. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1994, xiv+706 pp., 8 maps, $ 45.00 (paperback) ISBN 0 19 826399 6. Elizabeth Isichei, A History of Christianity in Africa. Grand Rapids, MI, Eerdmans, 1995, xi+420 pp., $ 24.00 ISBN 0 8028 08433. Paul Giord (ed.), The Christian Churches and the Democratisation of Africa. Studies of Religion in Africa: Supplements to the Journal of Religion in Africa, No. 12. Leiden, Brill, …
Deeper Christian Life Ministry: A Case Study of the Charismatic Movements in Western Nigeria
One of the most profound changes that have taken place in Nigerian Christianity, especially in Western Nigeria, since the Aladura Movements in the first part of the century, is the emergence of the Charismatic Movements in the 1970s. The Charismatic Movements took their origin from the entry of American and British pentecostalism into Nigeria's institutions of higher education. Although the pentecostal movement had been introduced into Nigeria in…
The contextual significance of the charismatic movements in independent Nigeria
IntroductionThe emergence of the charismatic movements in Nigeria in the 1970s is a remarkable religious phenomenon. Their rapid growth and success could be attributed to many factors, but the central factor which clearly emerges is that the movements have been presented in a manner acceptable and relevant to Nigerians, and they have been adapted to the situation in Nigeria. The continuous growth of the movements into the 1980s suggests that they…
Sexuality, Marriage and Piety among Charismatics in Nigeria
New religious movements that are sectarian and world-rejecting always attach great importance to teachings and regulations about sexual patterns, marriage, ascetic and radical lifestyles. Likewise, since their emergence in the 1970s, the Nigerian Charismatic movements, through their numerous published pamphlets, Bible studies, magazines, etc. have built up teachings about sexual patterns and marriage for their members as part of the pietistic cha…
The Study of African Christianity in the 1990s
Adrian Hastings, The Church in Africa 1450–1950. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1994, xiv+706 pp., 8 maps, $ 45.00 (paperback) ISBN 0 19 826399 6. Elizabeth Isichei, A History of Christianity in Africa. Grand Rapids, MI, Eerdmans, 1995, xi+420 pp., $ 24.00 ISBN 0 8028 08433. Paul Giord (ed.), The Christian Churches and the Democratisation of Africa. Studies of Religion in Africa: Supplements to the Journal of Religion in Africa, No. 12. Leiden, Brill, …
Pentecostal Movements, Islam and the Contest for Public Space in Northern Nigeria
The article considers the changing relationship between independent Pentecostal and charismatic groups and radical Islamic movements in Northern Nigeria between the 1970s and the early years of the twenty-first century. All these groups, be they Christian or Muslim, represent a new dimension in religious fundamentalism in contemporary Nigeria. In spite of being internal revivalist groups within their respective religious traditions, they reflect …
Nigeria's Christian Revolution: The Civil War Revival and Its Pentecostal Progeny (1976-2006)
Christian–muslim Conflicts and Interfaith Bridge‐building Efforts in Nigeria
Religious pluralism in Nigeria has been disrupted by religiously‐motivated conflict. Colonial polices towards Muslim and Christian communities institutionalized racial and religious differences—with far‐reaching consequences before and after independence. Religious fundamentalism among Christians and Muslims noticeably emerged in Nigeria during the 1970s. Between the 1980s and the mid‐2000s, roughly 48 cases of religious riots were reported. Most…
Political Spiritualities: The Pentecostal Revolution in Nigeria
Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in Modern Africa
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Pentecostal Historiography Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in the History of African Christianity Social Imperatives of the Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements Regional Differences in the French-Speaking and English–Speaking West African Countries Typology of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in Nigeria Doctrinal Emphases and Practices Conclusion
Religious Nationalisms in Nigeria
This article examines how religious consciousness arising from British colonialism’s legacies intersected with ethnicity and geopolitics to create long-lasting solidarity and reinforced individual and group identities among Nigerians from the early twentieth century. Manifestations of religious nationalisms included the controversies over the expansion of the jurisdiction of Sharia in the late 1970s, 1980s, and 1999, altering religious pluralism …
Changes in the Role and Status of Women in the Nigerian Baptist Convention, 1914-2021
This study interrogates the changes in the roles and status of women in the Nigerian Baptist Convention, the largest Baptist denomination in Africa, with over 10,104 churches and about 11 million members. This paper attempts to answer the critical question of how and what processes stimulated and sustained the changes in the role and status of women among Nigerian Baptists from the colonial period to the contemporary era. This paper relied on pri…
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (8 works) · History (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (6 works) · Charisma (5 works) · Religious studies (5 works)