European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X Vol.45 No.4 (2010)‚ pp.649-657 © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2010 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr.htm Proliferation of Churches: A Leeway to Commercialization of Religion Anthonia M. Essien Department of Religious and Cultural Studies Faculty of Arts‚ University of Uyo‚ Nigeria E-mail: eteyesma@yahoo.com Tel: +234(0)8033596961 Abstract This paper posits that religion has become a top bracket business in Nigeria. This is occasioned by the
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CULTURE DR. MARYKATE MORSE‚ PhD Samuel D. Stephens ACADEMIC ESSAY THE QUEST FOR INDIGENIETY December 10‚ 2012 CONTENTS Introduction 3 Indigenous Christian Movements in Africa‚ 5 Latin America and Asia – an overview Christianity Becomes Indian 7 Indigenized‚ Indigenous and Indigeniety 12 The Third Wave 16 Conclusion 19 Works Cited 21 Bibliography 23 Appendix 26 INTRODUCTION Every trait that was a part of the
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When you think about culture‚ what do you think of? Beliefs? Values? Well I think of what makes a person who they are‚ what defines them as a person. There are so many different cultures in the world‚ some are similar and others are completely different in every way‚ the list is never ending‚ but why? Why are there so many cultures that exist? Culture is who you are as a person and is based on similar beliefs between you and others. When you actually think about it it’s a way that connects you to
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of land producing food for their families. They paid 10% of what they earned in a year to the Church (this tax was called tithes). Tithes could be paid in either money or in goods produced by the peasant farmers. As peasants had little money‚ they almost always had to pay in seeds‚ harvested grain‚ animals etc. This usually caused a peasant a lot of hardship as seeds‚ for example‚ would be needed to feed a family the following year. What the Church got in tithes was kept in huge tithe barns; a lot
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THE PROLIFERATION OF CHURCHES IN NIGERIA By NBF News Is there anything wrong with proliferation of churches? My answer to this question is yes and no. Yes‚ because in Nigeria‚ there is no need for it since the establishment of churches has been grossly abused‚ with every Tom‚ Dick and Harry setting up a church after graduating from the Bible College. And no‚ because if churches were run with the fear of God‚ there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. If we have churches in all the nooks and
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one form of life so that people can see upon looking alone what is held dear by the people who created it. It’s why hospitals are clean and hotels are lavish‚ and why we’re going to expect specific friends houses to look a certain way before we see them. The same way all of this still applies to our life‚ the Catholic and Protestant Churches of the era surrounding the Reformation were designed by the people in the faith to represent the ideals of their religion‚ and you can see many of the differences
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What Is So Important About Cells? Cells are the most basic building block of all life as we know it. But what makes cells extremely important to living organisms‚ and why do we need cells anyway? A cell is “a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and‚ in plants‚ a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms.” But what makes cells extremely important to living organisms‚ and why do we need cells anyway? Cells are
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English 1020-04 Essay 1 25 February 2013 What is so important about a College Education? Why is it so great to attend college? Depending on one’s point of view college may be insignificant or very rewarding in life. Realistically is there any significance to waking up before the roosters have began to crow just to attend some mind-numbing class at 8 o’clock in the morning? Whether you’re eighteen or thirty‚ enrolled as a full time or part time college student‚ college can be very difficult
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gone through. Name the person or the company. Anil Agarwal – founder‚ chairman of Vedanta Vedanta Resources (Hint: The issue is related to the state of Orissa) 2) What is so unique about this airplane? World’s first
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