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Title: | The trends and development of orthodox and Pentecostal Churches in Yorubalalnd |
Author: | Oshitelu, G.A. |
Year: | 2000 |
Periodical: | Orita: Ibadan Journal of Religious Studies |
Volume: | 32 |
Issue: | 1-2 |
Pages: | 100-114 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | Baptist Church Yoruba |
Abstract: | Data on the number of churches in six Yoruba-speaking states - Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti - in Nigeria in the period before 1960, from 1960 to 1980, and from 1981 to 1997, indicate a tremendous increase in the establishment of churches after 1981. The phenomenal increase in the number of churches, in particular in the 1990s, is a multidimensional phenomenon, with both positive and negative aspects. Especially noticeable is the emergence of neo-Pentecostal or 'prosperity' churches as they are often sarcastically called, attributable amongst others to the economic depression in Nigeria. Like their predecessors, the independent or indigenous African churches known in Yoruba as Aladura Churches, the neo-Pentecostal churches are also founded by Africans, for Africans. Many Yoruba attend the Pentecostal churches for prosperity, blessings or miracles, and there is a strong belief that these churches provide essential spiritual resources to help people fulfill life's destiny, regardless of education or social status. Ref. |