Lived Ecumenism As a Means of Reconciliation Example Nigeria

Lived Ecumenism As a Means of Reconciliation Example Nigeria

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät Johannisstraße 8-10 48143 Münster Lived Ecumenism as a Means of Reconciliation Example Nigeria Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der theologischen Doktorwürde an der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster in Westfalen Vorgelegt von Stanislaus Chukwuma Onyemere 2017 1 Referent/in: Prof.‘in Dr. Dorothea Sattler Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bremer Tage der mündlichen Prüfung: Mittwoch, 28. Juni 2017 und Donnerstag, 29. Juni 2017 Tag der feierlichen Promotion: 28. Juli 2017 2 Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................................... 7 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 1.1. Approaches ................................................................................................................................................. 10 1.1.1. Personal Motivation ................................................................................................................................. 11 1.1.2. Nigeria Society Today ............................................................................................................................. 12 1.1.3. Dialogue of Churches and Religions- a Hope ......................................................................................... 15 1.1.4. Reconciliation – The Aspiration .............................................................................................................. 18 1.2. The Concept of the Study ........................................................................................................................... 19 1.2.1. Questions ................................................................................................................................................. 20 1.2.2. The Purpose of the Study ........................................................................................................................ 21 1.2.3. The basic Structure of the study .............................................................................................................. 22 2. Past and present religiously motivated conflicts in Nigeria .......................................................................... 24 2.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 24 2.1.1. Descriptive Approaches ........................................................................................................................... 24 2.1.2. Nigeria as a Nation Today ....................................................................................................................... 30 2.1.3. The Memories of Colonial History .......................................................................................................... 36 2.1.4. Overview of the religious Groups in Nigeria .......................................................................................... 39 2.1.4.1. Christianity ........................................................................................................................................... 41 2.1.4.2. Islam ..................................................................................................................................................... 43 2.1.4.3. Individual scenarios of religiously motivated conflict in Nigeria ........................................................ 49 2.2. Reflexive deliberations ............................................................................................................................... 52 2.2.1. Some Individual Scenes of religiously enthused Conflict- Kano ............................................................ 56 2.2.1.1 Kano ...................................................................................................................................................... 57 2.2.2. Kaduna Scene of Religiously motivated Conflict ................................................................................... 65 2.2.3. Basic understanding of religiously motivated conflicts ........................................................................... 76 2.2.4. Causes of Religiously motivated Conflicts in Nigeria ............................................................................ 79 2.3. Preliminary conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 85 3. Statements the of Second Vatican Council .................................................................................................... 87 3.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 87 3.1.2. Before Second Vatican Council .............................................................................................................. 88 3.2. Single Documents of Vatican II Council .................................................................................................... 92 3.2.1. Lumen Gentium ....................................................................................................................................... 94 3.2.2. Unitatis Redintegratio .............................................................................................................................. 96 3.2.3. Nostra Aetate ......................................................................................................................................... 100 3 3.2.4. Ad Gentes .............................................................................................................................................. 105 3.2.5. Gaudium et Spes .................................................................................................................................... 107 3.3. Preliminary conclusion ............................................................................................................................. 109 4. Documents from the World Council of Churches (WCC) .......................................................................... 111 4.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 111 4.1.1. Projects and Programs ........................................................................................................................... 115 4.1.2 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 119 4.1.3. Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace ............................................................................................................ 123 4.2. Biblical Foundation of Commitments ...................................................................................................... 123 4.2.1. Justice .................................................................................................................................................... 127 4.2.2. Peace ...................................................................................................................................................... 132 4.3. Hospitality ................................................................................................................................................ 139 4.4. Preliminary conclusion ............................................................................................................................. 144 5. Religiously motivated initiatives for reconciliation in Nigeria ................................................................... 145 5.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 145 5.1.2. Initiatives from Single Institutions ........................................................................................................ 145 5.1.3. Christian institutions .............................................................................................................................. 145 5.1.4. Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) ................................................................................ 146 5.1.5. Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) ............................................................................................... 153 5.1.6. The Methodist and Anglican Churches in Nigeria ................................................................................ 159 5.1.7. Lutheran Church .................................................................................................................................... 161 5.2. Islamic Institution ..................................................................................................................................... 163 5.3. Interreligious Institution ........................................................................................................................... 168 5.3.1 Nigeria Interreligious Council (NIREC) ................................................................................................ 169 5.3.2. Christian-Muslim Initiatives .................................................................................................................

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