Colonial Politics, Missionary Rivalry, and the Beginnings of Seventh-Day Adventist Mission in Northern Nigeria

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ID11296059
AuthorsJohn Garah Nengel (University of Jos), Chigemezi Nnadozie Wogu (Ph.D. Candidate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Netherlands, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume38
Issue2
Pages213-235
Publication date2021-09-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMission Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0168-9789 • E-ISSN: 1573-3831
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15733831-12341791
OpenAlexW3202770087
LanguageEN
References cited9

When compared to its relative success in the Southern and Western parts of Nigeria, Seventh-Day Adventism ( S.D.A. ) had some difficulties in establishing its mission in the North from the 1930s onward. This paper argues that there were three reasons why S.D.A. missionaries found the North difficult. First, the S.D.A. joined the Christian missionary scene in Nigeria rather late. Second, due to colonial politics, which did not favor the proselytizing aims of Christian missionaries in the North, Adventist missionaries did not find it easy to immediately establish a mission. Third, the difficult beginnings in northern Nigeria can also be attributed to the relationship between S.D.A. missionaries and other mission bodies, which tended towards rivalry, as a result of the “spheres of influence” established by the colonial government

Ancient history · Archaeology · Colonialism · Economics · Government (linguistics · History of religions · Political science · Politics · Rivalry · Seventh day adventist · Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies

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