The healing factor in religious tourism with regard to health and wellbeing in Africa: A case study of synagogue church of all nations in Lagos, Nigeria

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2021

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University of Western Cape

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The journey of self-discovery is unique to human beings, and quests to resolve any existing problem entails taking steps leading to solutions, even if one may not have a guarantee that the steps would automatically bring a solution, acting instead based on hope. The perceived incompleteness of the hand-down of Christianity to Africa from the West when it comes to the daily realities led some early African converts to discover that the Bible presented a holistic worldview that addressed their challenges better. The emergence of African indigenous/ initiated/ independent churches (AICs) to fill the gap in preaching the gospel with cultural sensitivity and integration was the consequence of the lapses of the mainline churches.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD

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Church, Religion, Well-being, Prayer, Tourism

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