The increasing consequences of the introduction of Christianity, its values and practices in Africa are manifold. Resulting to, clash with pre-existing traditional beliefs and practices. This has necessitated the need to ask; at what point can a young man and a woman who has agreed to marry, be socially described as a married couple? In Nigeria, some Pentecostal Christian churches do not allow the bride to immediately go home with the groom and his people after traditional marriage rite has been performed. Some Nigerian Pentecostals argue they are not husband and wife until white wedding has been performed. Hence, there is need to probe why? This is a qualitative study that employed key informant, in-depth interviews and participant observa...
The Nigerian Marriage Act 1914 provides certain preliminary formalities which a prospec- tive couple...
Cases of divorce are reportedly on the increase in Zimbabwe, which is a situation that poses a threa...
Christianity is growing on the African continent yet, most of the Christians prefer Traditional Afri...
Marriage over the years has served as the institution of social value and a symbol of maturity in th...
‘Traditional’ marriage among Ibibio people of Southern Nigeria is as much entertainment as it is ser...
The Magisterium teaches that Christian marriage is a union between a man and a woman to the exclusio...
Chapter 1 reviews the relevant literature on African marriage and states the objectives of this stud...
Marriage is a sacred and customary duty which every adult Igala is expected to undertake in order to...
Marriage as a social institution has undergone changes in structure in contemporary Nigeria. Whether...
AbstractScholarship about Southern Africa registers a persistent tension between the prospect of rel...
As we celebrate 500 years of the great reformist, Martin Luther, among the most memorable and cheris...
Marriage can be construed as a civil union of two people of opposite sex that creates a family tie w...
Marriage as a social institution has undergone changes in structure in contemporary Nigeria. Whether...
In many African tribes, sexual relations are legitimate only within the context of marriage. Moreove...
The Christian missionary strategy in the Igbo communities of Nigeria, West Africa, has been deficien...
The Nigerian Marriage Act 1914 provides certain preliminary formalities which a prospec- tive couple...
Cases of divorce are reportedly on the increase in Zimbabwe, which is a situation that poses a threa...
Christianity is growing on the African continent yet, most of the Christians prefer Traditional Afri...
Marriage over the years has served as the institution of social value and a symbol of maturity in th...
‘Traditional’ marriage among Ibibio people of Southern Nigeria is as much entertainment as it is ser...
The Magisterium teaches that Christian marriage is a union between a man and a woman to the exclusio...
Chapter 1 reviews the relevant literature on African marriage and states the objectives of this stud...
Marriage is a sacred and customary duty which every adult Igala is expected to undertake in order to...
Marriage as a social institution has undergone changes in structure in contemporary Nigeria. Whether...
AbstractScholarship about Southern Africa registers a persistent tension between the prospect of rel...
As we celebrate 500 years of the great reformist, Martin Luther, among the most memorable and cheris...
Marriage can be construed as a civil union of two people of opposite sex that creates a family tie w...
Marriage as a social institution has undergone changes in structure in contemporary Nigeria. Whether...
In many African tribes, sexual relations are legitimate only within the context of marriage. Moreove...
The Christian missionary strategy in the Igbo communities of Nigeria, West Africa, has been deficien...
The Nigerian Marriage Act 1914 provides certain preliminary formalities which a prospec- tive couple...
Cases of divorce are reportedly on the increase in Zimbabwe, which is a situation that poses a threa...
Christianity is growing on the African continent yet, most of the Christians prefer Traditional Afri...