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THEOLOGY AND LITURGY IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH
Edited by
LUKE E. IJEZIE
STEPHEN AUDU & AGNES I. ACHA
Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the
Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) Held at Ikot Ekpene, 2011
Published by CATHAN
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PRESIDENTIAL AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
QUID ECCLESIA CREDIT QUAM CELEBRAT EST: THEOLOGY AND LITURGY IN DIALOGUE
Emeka Nwosu, OP 2. AFRICAN EUCHARISTIC LITURGY IN A POSTMIDERN CHURCH
Austin Echema. 3. LITURGICAL THEOLOGY OF CHURCH ARCHITECTURE: CHALLENGES TO THE NIGERIAN CHURCH TODAY
Patrick C. Chibuko. 4. HAGGAI’S PROPHECY ON THE QUESTION OF DEFILEMENT AND HOLINESS BY CONTACT (HAG 2:10-14): IMPLICATIONS FOR SOME LITURGICAL PRACTICES IN NIGERIA
Luke Emehiele Ijezie. 5. PLACE OF INDIVIDUAL LAMENT PRAYER IN PUBLIC WORSHIP: PERSPECTIVES FROM PSALM 7
Emmanuel O. Nwaoru.
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THE CHURCH IN AFRICA WITNESS TO JUSTICE, PEACE AND RECONCILIATION A POST-SYNODAL REFLECTION AND RECEPTION
Edited by
LUKE E. IJEZIE
STEPHEN AUDU & AGNES I. ACHA
Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the
Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) Held at Ibadan, 2012
Published by CATHAN
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Presidential Address
Reading, Reflecting and Receiving the Second Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Africae Munus and its Predecessor in the Light, Spirit and Context of Vatican II Council
Emeka Nwosuh, OP
2. Paths and Indications to a Full Reception of Africae Munus by the Church in Nigeria
Francis ‘Kunle Adedara
3. “Love of Justice and Justice of Love:” Rereading of Luke 19:1-10
Anthony O. Ewherido. 4. “You are Precious”: Isa 43:4 and Reconciliation through Commitment to the Human Person
Luke Emehiele Ijezie. 5. African Christians – The Salt and the Light of the World (Matt 5:13-14): A Unifying Theme of Africae Munus. Cletus Obijiaku, MSP
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RELIGIOUS FAITH AND PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA AMBIGUITIES AND PARADOXES
Edited by
LUKE E. IJEZIE
STEPHEN AUDU & AGNES I. ACHA
Published in 2014 by Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN)
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Presidential Address
Public Service as a Dynamic Expression of Christian Faith – Articulating a Christian Vision of Public Service
Emeka Nwosuh, OP. 2. Advocacy of Faith with Good Works:
The Nigerian Situation
Mary Jerome Obiorah, IHM. 3. The Credibility and Relevance of Christian Faith for Positive Change in Public Services and Institutions in Nigeria
Bona Ikenna Ugwu, C.S.Sp. 4. The Christian in Public Office: Responsibilities, Opportunities and Challenges
Dora Akunyili, OFR. 5. Faith as a Desert Journey: Israel’s Experience in Exodus 16-17 and Contemporary Faith Challenges. Luke Emehiele Ijezie
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THE CHURCH IN NIGERIA AND ECUMENICAL QUESTION
Edited by
LUKE E. IJEZIE
STEPHEN AUDU & AGNES I. ACHA
Proceedings of the 29th Conference of Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) held at Lugbe, Abuja, 2014
Published in 2015 by Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN)
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I: OPENING ADDRESSES AND COMMISSIONED PAPERS
1. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. Austin Echema
2. KEYOTE ADDRESS
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor
President, Christian Association of Nigeria
3. KOINONIA: THE BASIS OF THE CHURCH’S ECUMENICAL INVOLVEMENT
Joseph Salihu
4. ECUMENINCAL DIALOGUE IN NIGERIA
Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua
PART II: BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ECUMENISM
5. FUNDAMENTALIST INTERPRETATION OF SCRIPTURE AND ITS PROBLEMS FOR ECUMENICAL DIALOGUE IN NIGERIA
Luke Emehiele Ijezie
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THE FAMILY AND THE NEW EVANGELIZATION
Edited by
LUKE E. IJEZIE
STEPHEN AUDU & AGNES I. ACHA
Proceedings of the 30th Conference of Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) held at Bishop Kelly Pastoral Centre, Benin City, 2015.
Published in 2015 by Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN)
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: PRELIMINARY ADDRESSES
1. PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME ADDRESS
Austin Echema
2. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
INCARNATING THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL IN FAMILIES WITHIN THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF NIGERIA
Regina Tombere, H.H.C.J.
PART II: BIBLICAL THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON FAMILY AND NEW EVANGELIZATION
3. ROLE OF THE MALE CHILD IN FAMILY IDENTITY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: CRITICAL ISSUE FOR CHRISTIANITY IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
Luke Emehiele Ijezie
4. Detachment as a Prerequisite for a Happy Family:
A Study of Genesis 2:24
Mary Jerome Obiorah, IHM
5. MARRIAGE IMAGERY IN THE BOOK OF HOSEA: LESSONS FOR MARITAL RECONCILIATION
Agnes Acha, DMMM
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THEOLOGY AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES
Edited by
LUKE E. IJEZIE
STEPHEN AUDU & AGNES I. ACHA
Proceedings of the 31st Conference of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) held at Bishop Anthony Nwedo Pastoral Centre (BANPAC), Umuahia, 2016
Published in 2017 by Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN)
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I: OPENING ADDRESSES AND COMMISSIONED PAPER
1. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Austin Echema
2. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
CELEBRATING THE GIFT OF CREATION – A CHI-CHRISTIC PERSUASION
Anthony J.V. Obinna
3. ECOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN SOCIETY
Franca Elechi Asawalam
PART II: BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON ECOLOGY.
4. THE CENTRALITY OF WATER IN GENESIS 1-9 AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ECOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
Luke Emehiele Ijezie
5. WISDOM 11:24-25 AND CHRISTIAN DIALECTICS ON ECOLOGY
Mary Jerome Obiorah, IHM
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YOUTH FORMATION AND GLOBALISATION IN THE NIGERIAN CONTEXT
Edited by
LUKE E. IJEZIE
STEPHEN AUDU & AGNES I. ACHA
Proceedings of the 32nd Conference of Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) held at Divine Love Retreat and Conference Centre (DRACC), Lugbe, Abuja, 2017
Published in 2018 by Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN)
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA, 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I: OPENING ADDRESSES AND COMMISSIONED PAPERS
1. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
CAN JESUS AND THE CHURCH BE ‘COOL’ TODAY?
Raymond Olusesan Aina, MSP
2. CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION: AN AGENDA FOR THEOLOGICAL FORMATION OF YOUTHS IN NIGERIA
Cletus T. Gotan
3. RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES CURRICULUM FOR
BASIC EDUCATION: CLARIFICATIONS
Chinyere Nwagbara
4. RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES CURRICULUM 2014 (RNVC) -PROMISES, FEARS, AND CHALLENGES: THE WAY FORWARD. Uche Obodoechina
5. CREATIVE EDUCATION FOR CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS AS A PANACEA FOR THE EMBATTLED NIGERIAN YOUTHS
Ukoro Theophilus Igwe
5. SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTH FORMATION: PARTICIPATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND ECCLESIAL TRANSFORMATION. Inaku K. Egere
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THEOLOGY AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES
Edited by
LUKE E. IJEZIE
STEPHEN AUDU & AGNES I. ACHA
Proceedings of the 31st Conference of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) held at Bishop Anthony Nwedo Pastoral Centre (BANPAC), Umuahia, 2016
Published in 2017 by Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN)
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I: OPENING ADDRESSES AND COMMISSIONED PAPER
1. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Austin Echema
2. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
CELEBRATING THE GIFT OF CREATION – A CHI-CHRISTIC PERSUASION
Anthony J.V. Obinna
3. ECOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN SOCIETY
Franca Elechi Asawalam
PART II: BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON ECOLOGY.
4. THE CENTRALITY OF WATER IN GENESIS 1-9 AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ECOLOGICAL DISCOURSE
Luke Emehiele Ijezie
5. WISDOM 11:24-25 AND CHRISTIAN DIALECTICS ON ECOLOGY
Mary Jerome Obiorah, IHM
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CHRISTIAN MISSION AND THE CHALLENGES OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA
Proceedings of the 35th Conference of Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) held in 2021
Edited by
Luke E. Ijezie
Stephen Audu & Agnes I. Acha
2022
Published in 2022 by Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN)
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I: OPENING ADDRESSES
1. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE ON JUST WAR AND CHALLENGES TO THE CHRISTIAN MISSION
Francis ‘Kunle Adedara
2. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
CHRISTIAN MISSION AND THE CHALLENGES OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA:
Ignatius Kaigama
PART II: COMMISSIONED PAPERS
3. WORSHIP AND THE CHALLENGES OF INSECURITY IN NIGERIA
Augustine Ndubueze Echema
4. MEETING POINT OF DOCTRINE AND LIFE IN THE CHRISTIAN MISSION AND SECURITY CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA
Cyril Obanure
PART III: BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE
5. READING EXODUS 3:7-10 AS A PARADIGM OF GOD’S INTERVENTION TO DELIVER HIS MENACED PEOPLE
Luke Emehiele Ijezie
6. REALITY OF INSECURITY IN PSALM 7 AND CHRISTIAN MISSION IN NIGERIA
Mary Jerome Obiorah, IHM
7. INSECURITY AND DIVINE PROTECTION IN THE PSALMS
Richard Omolade
PART IV: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
8. CAN THERE BE GOOD GOVERNANCE WITHOUT FAITH AND JUSTICE?
Anthony Akinwale, OP
9. CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY FOR PEACE
Mirabel Nagei Kenduanyi
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THE CHRISTIAN, ELECTIONS AND FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP IN A PLURALIST SOCIETY
Edited by
LUKE E. IJEZIE
STEPHEN AUDU & AGNES I. ACHA
Proceedings of the 33RD Conference of Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) held at Domus Fidei Centre, Ikeja Lagos, 2018
Published in 2019 by Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN)
CATHAN PUBLICATION
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA, 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I: OPENING ADDRESS AND COMMISSIONED PAPERS
1. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Raymond Olusesan Aina, MSP
2. VADEMECUM FOR CATHOLIC VOTERS IN NIGERIA: PERSPECTIVES FROM CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT
Efeturi A. Ojakaminor, OMV
3. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHRISTIANS TO THE STATE IN THE 1999 NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION
Matthew Hassan Kukah
4. CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES AND ELECTORAL PROCESSES: INSPIRATIONS AND QUESTIONS
Ngozi Benedicta Ogbolu
PART II: LEGAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
5. CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: THE LAW, THE PRACTICE AND SOME PROBLEMS
Ikenga K.E. ORAEGBUNAM
6. YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
Anthonia Bolanle Ojo & Elizabeth Titilayo Aduloju
1. MARTYRDOM AND GENOCIDE: LESSONS FROM RWANDA
Nicholas Ibeawuchi Mbogu
2. MARTYRDOM IN THE EARLY CHURCH AND CHRISTIAN WITNESS IN NIGERIA TODAY
Cletus Nwabuzo, OP
PART V: PASTORAL THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
3. PASTORAL-MORAL VALUES AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AS PANACEA TOWARD ERADICATING TERRORISM AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA
Mary Anne Monye, OSF
4. PASTORAL MINISTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF FOOD INSECURITY IN NIGERIA
Samuel P. Gwimi
5. MISSION AND RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE VIZ-A-VIZ INSECURITY IN NIGERIA
Florence Adetoun Oso, EHJ
PART VI: LITURGICAL PERSPECTIVE
6. KISS OF PEACE AS A VERITABLE GESTURE TO PROMOTE SECURITY CONSCIOUSNESS IN NIGERIA
Emmanuel Chinedu Anagwo
7. LITURGICAL PRAYER AS REMEDY FOR INSECURITY IN NIGERIA
Anthony O. Igbekele
PART VII: ETHICAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
8. THE HYPOSTATIC UNION AND ETHIC OF RECONCILIATION AND FORGIVENESS: INSPIRATIONS FOR CHRISTIAN MISSION IN TRANSITIONAL SOCIETIES
Raymond Olusesan Aina, MSP
9. RELIGION AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: CHARTING A NEW COURSE FOR A MORE HUMANE SOCIETY
Paul Okwuchukwu Azuakor
10. PERVASIVE KOBOKOLIZATION AS A THREAT TO HUMAN SECURITY IN NIGERIA TODAY: A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
Ukoro Theophilus IGWE
11. TERRORISM, THE MENACE OF FULANI HERDSMEN AND THE NIGERIAN LAW
Ikenga K.E. ORAEGBUNAM