Christian supersessionism and the dilemma of dialogue in Jos Nigeria: Exploring Panikkar's dialogical dialogue as a paradigm for interreligious dialogue
[Thesis]
Martin Akowe Ahiaba
Iwuchukwu, Marinus
Duquesne University
2016
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Committee members: Boodoo, Gerald; Scheid, Anna F.
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-64139-4
Ph.D.
Theology
Duquesne University
2016
The Middle-belt and Northern Nigeria are notoriously known as the epicenter for ethnic and religious warfare. The hostility between the two dominant religions-Islam and Christianity-has a beginning that pre-dates the British colonial occupation in 1903. Islamic opposition to British cultural imperialism and religious superiority continues in its outright rejection of Christian supersessionism and the formation of fundamentalist sects. Though not denying the importance of addressing the economic, ethnic, and political context of the problem of violence, this work focuses on exclusivist Christology and its hermeneutical use in framing the dialogue between Christians and Muslims in Jos Plateau.
African Studies; Religion; Theology
Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Cosmotheandrism;Dialogical dialogue;Exclusivism;Inclusivism;Pluralism;Supersessionism