The Nigerian Catholics and the independent churches
Subtitle: a call to authentic faith
By: Msgr Kenneth Enang
Publisher: Paulines Publications Africa
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9789966086495
Subjects: Pentecostalism; Relations; Pentecostal churches; Independent churches; Catholic Church; History
Description: 1. Pentecostalism: a global phenomenon -- 2. Classification of the Nigerian Independent Churches -- 3. Characteristics of the Nigerian Independent Churches -- 4. Pentecostalism arrives in Nigeria -- 5. Membership of the Independent Churches -- 6. Views of Catholics of the Independent Churches -- 7. Accusations against the Catholic Church -- 8. The role of the Bible in the Independent Churches -- 9. The 'Born Again' euphoria in the Independent Churches -- 10. Relationship between members in the Independent Churches -- 11. The influence of the Independent Churches on Catholics: lay members, seminarians and priests -- 12. The Catholic charismatic movement in Nigeria -- 13. Pentecostalism and globalisation -- 14. The other side of the coin: all that glitters is not gold -- 15. Evaluation -- 16. Conclusion.
Notes: "Year of publication 2012. 1st reprint 2013"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Pentecostalism: A global phenomenon; title: 2. Classification of the Nigerian independent churches; title: 3. Characteristics of the Nigerian independent churches; title: 4. Pentecostalism arrives in Nigeria; title: 5. Membership of the independent churches; title: 6. Views of Catholics of the independent churches; title: 7. Accusations against the Catholic church; title: 8. The role of the Bible in the independent churches; title: 9. The 'born again' Euphoria in the independent churches; title: 10. Relationship between members in the independent churches; title: 11. The influence of the independent churches on Catholics: Lay members, seminarians and priests; title: 12. The Catholic charismatic movement in Nigeria; title: 13. Pentecostalism and globalisation; title: 14. The other side of the coin: All that glitters is not gold; title: 15. Evaluation; title: 16. Conclusion.