The Emergence of New Christian Religious Movements in Nigeria: Implications for a Depressed Socio-economic and Political Order

Abstract

In this contribution, the main concern is to x-ray the emergence of new Christian religious movements in Nigeria in the context of a depressed socio-economic and political order. Although the emergency of these new Christian religious movements and their causes are global issues, the case of Nigeria is exceptionally a problematic one-the quest for materialism, increase in sickness, unemployment, demonic possessions, evil spirits attacks, witch-craft cases, barrenness, bad luck, led to common ability of human interests and constant efforts of human beings to seek solutions to the existential problems. This greatly contributed to proliferation and geometrical increase of new Christian religious movements in contemporary Nigerian society.