Identity Crises and Indigenous Religious Traditions: Exploring Nigerian-African Christian Societies (Online) by
Highlights the complex identity crises among many Christians as they negotiate their new identities, religious ideas and convictions as both Christians and members of Nigerian-African societies of indigenous religious traditions and identities.
Pentecostal Republic: Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria (Online) by
Charts the turbulent course of democracy in the Nigerian Fourth Republic, exploring the key role religion has played in ordering society. He argues the rise of Pentecostalism is a force focused on appropriating state power.
Religion, History, and Politics in Nigeria by
Analyzes the intersection of religion and politics in Nigerian history.
Nigerian Pentecostalism by
Presents a multidisciplinary study of how Nigerian pentecostals conceive of and engage with a spirit-filled world, arguing that the character of the movement is defined through an underlying "spell of the invisible."
Christian Churches and Nigeria's Political Economy of Oil and Conflict (Online) by
Looks at evangelical Christian theological and socio-political consciousness within the context of oil and conflict in Nigeria's Niger Delta region.
Nigerian Pentecostalism and Development by
Examines the contributions, both intentional and unintentional, of Nigerian Pentecostal churches and NGOs to development, studying their development practices broadly in relation to the intersecting spheres of politics, economics, health, education, human rights, and peacebuilding.
Rage and Carnage in the Name of God: Religious Violence in Nigeria (Online) by
Examines the emergence of a culture of religious violence in postindependence Nigeria, where Christianity, Islam, and traditional religions have all been associated with violence.
The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian History (Online) by
A comprehensive history of Nigeria. Rather than centering the rise of the nation-state, the Handbook reads the narrative of national politics alongside deeper histories of political and social organization, as well as in relation to competing influences on modern identity formation and inter-group relationships, such as ethnic and religious communities, economic partnerships, and immigrant and diasporic cultures.
The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics by
Provides a deep understanding of Nigeria's socio-political evolution and experience by covering broad range of political issues and historical eras. The volume encompasses 44 chapters organized thematically into essays covering history, political institutions, civil society, economic and social policy, identity and insecurity, and Nigeria in a globalized world.
A History of Nigeria by
By examining key themes such as colonialism, religion, slavery, nationalism and the economy, the authors show how Nigeria's history has been swayed by the vicissitudes of the world around it, and how Nigerians have adapted to meet these challenges.
Religion and the Making of Nigeria (Online) by
Examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria.
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