Pentecostalism and Politics in Nigeria and Beyond
We at CIHA are delighted to offer the following excerpts from the introduction to Dr. Ebenezer Obadare’s new book, Pentecostal Republic: Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria (Zed […]
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On the Theologico-Theatrical: Explaining the Convergence of Pentecostalism and Popular Culture in Nigeria
In this post first published on the Contending Modernities blog, Dr. Ebenezer Obadare discusses recent insights emerging from his research entitled […]
“On democratic despond”
This guest post by Ebenezer Obadare, professor of sociology at the University of Kansas and Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology […]
The Pastor as Sexual Object
In this post first published on the Contending Modernities blog, Dr. Ebenezer Obadare discusses his research entitled “The African Charismatic Revolution: […]
Kids in Need of Desks: A Continent in Need of a Moral Overhaul
by Ebenezer Obadare
This week, The CIHA Blog is presenting a series of posts on interventions in education, both in the Africa and the United States. Today’s, by Ebenzer Obadare, focuses […]
Electoral Theologies: Pentecostal Pastors and the 2015 Presidential Election in Nigeria
by Ebenezer Obadare
In the end, the 28 March 2015 presidential election in Nigeria was a perfect anti-climax. Not only did the widespread post-election anarchy confidently foretold by leading commentators and […]
Perspectives on LGBT Rights in Africa: “Ebenezer Obadare On Gay Rights, Same-Sex Marriage”
We begin a series of four pieces today addressing LGBTI nomenclature, issues, and politics in Africa. The four authors whose short pieces we feature provide much food for thought, on the mythological […]