Historical sources of Christian religious leadership ideology: implications and challenges for social transformation in post-military Nigeria
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Various sources have influenced and shaped the ideological orientation and outlook of Christian \nreligious leadership in successive epochs in Nigerian history. This orientation and outlook have by \nand large been sustained in the contemporary post-military dispensation. This article develops a \nmore informed identification of the historical sources that have shaped the leadership ideology of \nNigerian Christian leaders. Based on this identification, the discussion reflects critically on the \nsocio-political implications of, and challenges posed by, the various historical influences for \nachieving positive social transformation in contemporary post-military Nigerian society. The \narticle appreciates the prevailing relevance of particular elements from the leadership ideology \nand outlook that existed in primordial Nigerian and African society to guide a contemporary \nNigerian Christian religious leadership towards a fundamental reorientation. The article closes by \nchallenging especially Nigerian Christian religious leaders to adopt ideas of leadership such as \n“saviour” and “protector”, among other leadership ideas, for ideological reorientation and \npractical leadership in order to engender an enduring socio-political transformation and service to \nthe people.
Authors: Obaji Agbiji, Ignatius Swart
Institution: University of South Africa
Language: English
Subfield: General Social Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Research Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W1843957223