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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A HERMENEUTICAL MEDIATOR: RETHINKING BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION, THEOLOGICAL FORMATION, AND CHRISTIAN WORSHIP IN A DIGITAL AGE
Helen I. A. Oyekanmi, PhD, FARChairman, West African Association of Theological Institutions (WAATI), NigeriaBaptist College of Theology, Oyo, NigeriaEmail: humankind62@gmail.com Festus Olu Ade Alade, D.Min., Ph.D.Registrar, Freedom University & Theological SeminaryPottstown, Pennsylvania, USA (Africa Campus)Email: festusoluadealade@futssaki.com.ngORCID iD: 0009-0005-4825-9745 Abstract The rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into contemporary religious and educational contexts is transforming the…
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Digital Discipleship: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Faith in African Churches
Festus Olu Ade Alade D. Min., Ph.D.Registrar, Freedom University & Theological SeminaryPosttown, Pennsylvania, USA — Africa Campus, NigeriaEmail: festusoluadealade@futssaki.com.ngORCID ID: 0009-0005-4825-9745 Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly shaping communication, education, administration, and religious practice across Africa. African churches now employ digital platforms for worship streaming, theological education, pastoral communication, translation, and evangelistic outreach. These developments…
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Freedom of Belief and Persecution in Africa Today: A Critical Theological and Socio-Political Analysis of the Nigerian Experience
This paper critically examines religious freedom and Christian persecution in contemporary Africa, with particular emphasis on Nigeria. It argues that persecution is structurally embedded within the interaction of governance failure, religious extremism, ethno-political competition, economic inequality, environmental pressures, and historical grievances, and proposes a contextual public theology rooted in justice, reconciliation, peacebuilding, and social engagement.