A Cry For Help: A Missiological Reflection on Violent Response to Religious Tension in Northern Nigeria
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Overview
The gospel of Christ is a gospel of peace, yet Christianity has not escaped the specter of religious violence. The legacy of the church has not only been one of patient suffering and forgiving love but also of brutal bloodshed. With tensions between Christians and non-Christians on the rise in many areas of the world, the question of how the church is to respond to religious violence is a pressing one, encompassing issues of ecclesiology, theology, and missiology.
Dr. Mipo E. Dadang explores the contextual realities that have led some believers in Northern Nigeria to embrace violence as a justifiable response to persecution. Drawing on extensive interviews, he provides an overview of the history of the church in the region, the impact of local theologies and traditions on mindsets and behaviors, and the insight of local believers into the catalysts, and solutions, to violent conflict. Alongside this phenomenological study, he provides a powerful biblical and theological foundation for understanding bloodshed as a violation of God’s created order. He weaves together biblical teachings, the example of the early church, and the theology of Martin Luther to demonstrate that the people of God are called to reject, prevent, and eliminate violence, replacing it with creative alternatives. This deeply powerful book has implications for every Christian seeking to live out the gospel of Christ in peaceful co-existence with their neighbors.
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- Explores the contextual realities that have led some believers.
- Provides an overview of the history of the church in the region.
- Provides a powerful biblical and theological foundation for understanding bloodshed.
Dadang’s thoughtful research drives home the point that God is sovereign over the affairs of humanity, and his children can respond supernaturally to suffering because of their trust in him. I strongly encourage every believer to read this book.
--Marc Wooten, PhD. Asia Biblical Theological Seminary, Philippines
This book is one of a kind when it comes to addressing religious violence in Nigeria. The author grapples with both literature and personal experience to describe the reality of religious violence in Nigeria and gives theologically grounded ideas for practice that will build up the church in Northern Nigeria amidst violent persecution.
--Nathan H. Chiroma, PhD. Pan Africa Christian University, Nairobi, Kenya
Dadang helps Christians in Nigeria and beyond to grasp not only the importance of paying attention to Christ’s nonviolent teaching, but also how violent conflicts negatively shape, influence, and reform Christians in contexts of religious violence. The message of this book needs to be popularized and brought home to all Christian faiths and denominations.
--Sunday Bobai Agang, PhD. ECWA Theological Seminary, Jos, Nigeria
- Title: A Cry for Help: A Missiological Reflection on Violent Response to Religious Tension in Northern Nigeria
- Author: Mipo E. Dadang
- Publisher: Langham
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Pages: 159
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Persecution Nigeria, Northern; Violence Religious aspects Christianity; Northern Nigeria; Persecution
- ISBNs: 9781839736865, 9781839736872, 9781839736889, 1839736860, 1839736879, 1839736887
- Resource ID: LLS:CRYFORHELP
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-17T10:09:06Z