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A basic challenge today is the question of Islam versus secularism. It is a major contributing factor to the 9/11 debate. While Volume 4 discloses the Nigerian Muslim rejection of secularism, this one contains two Christian approaches to the same issue, namely that of Nigerian Christians and the more wholistic approach of Kuyperianism.
Both approaches were hammered out in the course of politico-religious struggles. One seeks refuge from Muslim threats in secularism; the other developed a wholistic politico-religious pluralistic alternative to an oppressive and intolerant "liberal" secularism.
The contemporary Kuyperian response to secularism evokes the consent, not to speak of admiration, even of some spiritual descendants of those early "liberals" as well as from Christians around the world. The two – Nigerian Christian and Kuyperianism – are not pitted against each other: the Kuyperian approach is meant to supplement, deepen and correct the approach most current among Nigerian Christians.
NOTE: Unlike previous volumes, the Appendices mentioned in
this volume are all on the Companion
CD-Rom. None are found in the physical
book. You will find some information about this CD in the
introductions to each volume of this series, but here are more
details about the arrangements.
The first ten appendices are mentioned in the text.
The others are not so mentioned, but they are directly relevant to
the text and provide much additional information and light on the
various subjects. Their complete bibliographical information is found
in – where else? – the Bibliography.
| 1. | John Onaiyekan: | The Sharia in Nigeria: Issues and Perspectives: The Secularity Debate – 2000 |
| 2. | Christian Association of Nigeria: | Recommendations in "The 1987 Kaduna State Religious Disturbances: A Modern Day
Jihad Being Inflicted on Nigeria (page 11)" – 1987 STILL TO BE TYPED |
| 3. | Jacob Tsado: | Nigeria: The Way Ahead – 1987 |
| 4. | Wilson Sabiya: | The Draft Constitution: The Religious Provisions Provide a State Religion and Denies Non-Muslims High Executive Offices – 1987 |
| 5. | Habila Istifanus: | Secularism and Religious Pluralism: A Christian View – 1995 |
| 6. | Adeolu Adegbola: | Religious Pluralism and the Draft Constitution for Nigeria – 1977 |
| 7. | Jan H. Boer: | Old Wine in New Skins: An Old African Worldview in a New Church – 1998 |
| 8. | Jan H. Boer: | Christians and Mobilization – 1989 |
| 9. | Bennie van der Walt: | Table of Contents – 1994 |
| 10. | Jerry Gana: | What Political System for Nigeria? – 1986 |
| 11. | Herbert M. Eze: | Mubi Worldview and Islamic Influences – 2003 |
| 12. | Iyortyom Achineku: | Secularism in Nigeria – 1991 |
| 13. | Jacob K. Olupona: | Religion and Peace in Multi-Faith Nigeria – 1989 |
| 14. | Obed Minchakpu: | Muslim Fanatics in Nigeria Burn down 10 Churches: Undisclosed Number of Christians Killed in Northern Town of Makarfi – 2004 |
| Obed Minchakpu: | Muslim Militants in Nigeria Threaten to Kill Christian Nurses – 2004 | |
| 15. | Calep Ahima: | Why the Violence in the World and Africa in Particular? – 2004 |
| 16. | Anti-Revolutionary Party: | Statement of the Principles and General Political Program of the Anti-Revolutionary Party – 1961 |
| 17. | The Presbyterian Church of Canada: | Declaration of Faith Concerning Church and Nation – 1955 |
| 18. | Christian Reformed Church: | Our World Belongs to God – 1987 |
| 19. | Paul G.Schrotenboer: | The Nature of Religion, Selected Passages – 1964 |
| 20. | Peter B. Tanko: | Ethnicity, Religion and Democracy in Nigeria – 2000 |
| 21. | European Christian Parties: | Lakitelek Declaration 1 & 2002, 2003 |
| 22. | Christian Association of Nigeria: | Biblical Grounds for Political Involvement – 1987 |