Revisiting the Early Roots of the Catholic Church in nigeria
The Church in Nigeria is now sufficiently mature to reflect deeply on its roots and to cherish and own them in a manner which was not previously possible. Part of this process requires the involvement of Nigerian scholars, whose research and writings will bring deeper insight to bear on those early, critical, formative years when the character of the Nigerian Church was forged. A previous generation of Nigerians, between 1950-1970, many of them associated with the University of Ibadan, undertook this task for their generation. Now, almost fifty years later, the time has come for a new generation of scholars to address the early history of the Nigerian Church. This paper gives a brief survey of what is generally known about the period in the hope that it may inspire readers with a desire to inquire more deeply, conduct research and eventually put pen to paper.
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