Assessing Intra-Faith Cohesion in Nigeria through Group Communication: The Gombe Community Score Card Project!

Abstract

Peace-building and social cohesion are crucial to the wellbeing and survival of every society. Wherever people live in peace, there has to be a conscious effort in fulfilling the demands of mutual respect. Despite the various attempts at infra-faith cohesion or ecumenism in Nigeria, the Church is contending with challenges which stand in the way of smooth intra-faith relations. Apart from theological differences arising from different concepts of the faith and ecumenism, the Church is faced with liturgical differences. Differences in interpretation of the scripture as well as the human limitation of sin and afflictions like sickness and death which have brought about a Pentecost movement in Nigeria that cannot be rivaled by any country in Sub-Saharan Africa tells the story more.