Oral Transmission of the Sacred

Preaching in Christ Embassy and nasfat in Abuja

Bibliographic Data

ID3932480
AuthorsMurtala Ibrahim (0000-0001-9575-2392, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies BerlinGermany, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume47
Issue1
Pages108-131
Publication date2017-10-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religion in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4200 • E-ISSN: 1570-0666
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15700666-12340100
OpenAlexW2784310374
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

This article1 compares and contrasts the practices of preaching between Christ Embassy and nasfat in the city of Abuja. The preaching of the two groups responds to the social situation of Abuja, which includes hard economic conditions and religious pluralism. The article analyses the preaching styles in Christ Embassy and nasfat within the framework of performance theory. It argues that preaching is an important instrument for empowering urban residents with the necessary mental resources for meeting the challenges of the urban environment. Moreover, the article argues that preaching is a practice of mediation that is facilitated by aspects such as stage design, dress, background music, eloquence, and preaching assistants. In Christ Embassy, one of the purposes of preaching is a total transformation of the individual mindset and the cultivation of new norms and values. Preaching in nasfat has the purpose of producing modern and pious Muslims who can live comfortably in pluralistic urban settings and project a positive image of Islam

Aesthetics · Epistemology · Islam · Mediation · Mindset · Pluralism (philosophy) · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Religious studies

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