Ezeonwuka, Innocent-Franklyn and Ani, Uchenna (2018) THE PRESENCE AND IMPACT OF CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN NGWO CLAN, ENUGU IN EASTERN NIGERIA 1917-1930. : An African Journal of Arts and Humanies, 4 (4). pp. 117-131.
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Abstract
The penetration of Christian Missionary activities into the hinterland Igbo societies where Ngwo belong started after the colonial conquest of the societies and full establishment of colonial administration. In Ngwo for instance, missionary activities was triggered by economic and political activities that followed the discovery and exploitation of coal in their farmlands. Their mission was not only to preach the message of Jesus Christ and enforce repentance and conversion of the people from African Traditional Religion to Christianity; but also to transmit the white mans' knowledge of reading, writing and numeracy to the people. It is the opinion of this paper that the people that masterminded the establishment of Church Missionary Society (CMS) in Ngwo Clan are not in themselves Christians; and they did not covert to Christianity when it has taken root in the clan. That the interest of majority of the people was not in the acceptance of the message of Jesus Christ and repentance from traditional practices but in learning the white man's knowledge through the schools which will give them and their children opportunity in taking advantage of economic and political realities of colonial activities in Enugu Township. In the period under review, most adherents to Christianity had the liberty to indulge in a syncretic mix of Christianity and traditional customs of the land, this invariably strengthened African Traditional Religion in Ngwo Clan. This work drew heavily from primary sources which are comprised of oral tradition collated through random sampling mode, granted by reliable informants, intelligence report and other materials collated from National Archives, Enugu. Secondary sources include books, Journal articles and other materials which provided useful information on the subject.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2019 14:09 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2019 14:09 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/1988 |
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