New Book Tracks Role of Religion in Nigerian Politics

Ebanezer Obadare, sociology professor and IPSR affiliate, published "Pentecostal Republic: Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria." Religious divisions have famously plagued Nigeria throughout its history. However, the triumph of a charismatic Christian movement, coming on the heels of the restoration of democracy in the West African country in 1999, has changed the terms of interreligious and political engagement.

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