WHAT IS NEW IN “NEW” RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN AFRICA? AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH

  • Nmah, Patrick Enoch

Abstract

This paper considered, “What is new in the new religious movements in Africa? An analytical approach”. Since, however, this title is a bit too vast and ambitious for the limited scope and time of the discourse, the paper, therefore, appraised the salient issues involved in the “newness” in African Initiated Churches (AICs). The issues included Africans’ quest for spiritual power, cultural identity, ethnic identity, health, and for economic emancipation system for their own personal and practical purposes of healing or security. The purpose of the study is to examine what is “new” in the new religious movements. The findings showed that the religion is a religion of the oppressed in cultural, social, religious and political spheres. The methods of approach include historical and phenomenological methods.

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2022-06-23
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