Civil disobedience and democratic sustainability in Nigeria: a study of Acts 5: 17-42

Civil disobedience was made famous in the 1950s‟ protests against racial discrimination in the United States of America. Arising from this are different views on whether it is right or wrong for good citizens to disobey civil authorities. From biblical perspective, civil disobedience is neither cond...

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Published in:Ilorin journal of religious studies
Main Author: Adelakun, Adewale J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University 2016
In: Ilorin journal of religious studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-30
Further subjects:B Christians
B Civil
B Democracy
B Nigeria
B Disobedience
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