The Conversion of Igbo Christians to Islam: A Study of Religious Change in a Christian Heartland
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The Conversion of Igbo Christians to Islam: A Study of Religious Change in a Christian Heartland  -     By: Chinyere Felicia Priest

The Conversion of Igbo Christians to Islam: A Study of Religious Change in a Christian Heartland

Langham Monographs / 2020 / Paperback

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* Nigeria's Igboland has seen a dramatic increase of Christian conversions to Islam. Yet there's been minimal research into the reasons why. Skillfully analyzing 30 ethnographic interviews of recent converts, Priest reveals intellectual factors that challenge previous ideas of monetary and social motivations, and calls for improved discipleship to better prepare Igbo Christians for Muslim objections. 204 pages, softcover from Langham.

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Title: The Conversion of Igbo Christians to Islam: A Study of Religious Change in a Christian Heartland
By: Chinyere Felicia Priest
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 204
Vendor: Langham Monographs
Publication Date: 2020
Weight: 2 pounds
ISBN: 1783687797
ISBN-13: 9781783687794
Stock No: WW687794

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Often considered a Christian heartland in Nigeria, Igboland has recently seen a dramatic increase in Igbo Christians converting to Islam. Yet, despite this rapid change, there has been minimal research into the growth of Islam in the area and the implications this has for Christianity in the region.

Addressing this need, Dr Chinyere Felicia Priest provides a detailed exploration of Igbo converts' reasons for conversion through skilful analysis of in-depth ethnographic interviews with thirty converts, considering their social, religious, and familial backgrounds. This unique study sheds much-needed light on the role of intellectual factors in the conversion experiences of many newly Muslim Igbos and challenges previous ideas of monetary and social influences as primary motivations for conversion. As a result of her examination of these conversion experiences, Dr Priest calls for serious intellectual engagement of biblical doctrine within the Igbo church and highlights the need for ministers and missiologists to better disciple and equip Christians to adequately engage with Muslim objections to the gospel and give a reasoned defence of their faith. The vulnerability of many Igbo Christians will continue to result in converts to Islam unless the church heeds the lessons learned from this research and outlined in this book.

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