Russell Stevenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4000568 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Russell Stevenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Russell |
| FAMILY NAME | Stevenson |
| SIGNATURE | STEVENSON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | American Military Academy |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rage and Carnage in the Name of God
Religion in Nigeria makes for treacherous terrain, and Abiodun Alao's Rage and Carnage in the Name of God: Religious Violence in Nigeria invites a sobering reflection. Each society has its short fuses: the pressure points that, if pressed, prompt radical and at times, violent responses. With the profound violence of the Association of the People of the Sunnah for Preaching and Jihad (commonly named “Boko Haram” or “The [Western] Book is Forbidden…
“You have your say, we have our way”
This article highlights how the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria’s first indigenous university, revealed the fractures and tensions in late colonial Nigeria rather than the vision of unity espoused by the university’s founder, Nnamdi Azikiwe. Drawing on archival records in Nigeria, the article demonstrates that the University of Nigeria elicited resistance and protest from women’s groups and politicians alike with the perception it invoked …
The Celestial City
This article uses the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in post-independence Nigeria to examine the transition from individuated agents of religious exchange to integration into global corporate religiosity. Early Latter-day Saint adherents saw Mormonism as a mechanism by which they could acquire access to monetary resources from a financially stable Western patronage, despite political animosity due to Mormonism's racist policies and s…
Sonia’s Awakening
Sonia’s Awakening
The Celestial City
This article uses the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in post-independence Nigeria to examine the transition from individuated agents of religious exchange to integration into global corporate religiosity. Early Latter-day Saint adherents saw Mormonism as a mechanism by which they could acquire access to monetary resources from a financially stable Western patronage, despite political animosity due to Mormonism's racist policies and s…
“You have your say, we have our way”
This article highlights how the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria’s first indigenous university, revealed the fractures and tensions in late colonial Nigeria rather than the vision of unity espoused by the university’s founder, Nnamdi Azikiwe. Drawing on archival records in Nigeria, the article demonstrates that the University of Nigeria elicited resistance and protest from women’s groups and politicians alike with the perception it invoked …
Rage and Carnage in the Name of God
Religion in Nigeria makes for treacherous terrain, and Abiodun Alao's Rage and Carnage in the Name of God: Religious Violence in Nigeria invites a sobering reflection. Each society has its short fuses: the pressure points that, if pressed, prompt radical and at times, violent responses. With the profound violence of the Association of the People of the Sunnah for Preaching and Jihad (commonly named “Boko Haram” or “The [Western] Book is Forbidden…
Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mormonism, Religion, and History (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Race, History, and American Society (2 works) · Religious studies (2 works)