五旬节派在当代尼日利亚的发展与影响

The Development and Impact of Pentecostal in Contemporary Nigeria

20世纪上半叶,五旬节派由美国传入尼日利亚,之后迅速与传统宗教融合,并成为当代尼日利亚这一非洲基督教大国发展最为迅速的基督教派。尼日利亚五旬节派在教义与传播方面拥有自身的特点。在教义上,五旬节派推崇精神力量,注重对繁荣、成功和胜利福音的追求;在传播上,五旬节派对现代科技和网络媒体进行了广泛而有效的运用,从而使其传播国际化程度不断提高。五旬节派在当代尼日利亚的兴起,不仅极大地促进了教会在非洲的壮大,而且深刻改变了尼日利亚基督教各教派的分布格局,其对繁荣、富强和成功的倡导则起到了很好的社会调适与整合功能,但是五旬节派在给大多数人抚慰心灵和解除痛苦的同时,也将一小部分人推向了地狱,而这些人中间很多是无辜受害的孩子。未来五旬节派在尼日利亚的发展将进入更为复杂的境况,尽管发展潜力巨大,但其面临的教义改革、本土化程度调适以及教会贪污腐败等挑战也不容小觑。

The 20th Century, Pentecostal came into Nigeria from the United States, and became the fastest growing Christian denominations quickly after merge with the traditional religions. Nigerian Pentecostal has its own characteristics in doctrine and transmission. On the doctrine, Pentecostalism promoting spiritual strength, pay attention to the prosperity, success and victory of Gospel;on the route of transmission, Pentecostal use the modern network medias extensively and effectively, and so that the internationalization of its spread increasing very fast. The rise of Pentecostal in contemporary Nigeria, not only greatly promoted the church of Africa, but also profoundly changed the distribution pattern of Christianity in Nigeria, its prosperity, prosperous and successful advocacy has played a very good social adjustment and integration function. But at the same time, Pentecostal also push a small number of people into the hell,and most of these people are innocent children. In the future, Pentecostal in Nigeria will become more and more complicated, despite the huge potential for development, but the challenge of reform in doctrine, localization and the corruption of church can not be ignored.