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- Title
Generic structure potential analysis of Christian street evangelism in Southwestern Nigeria.
- Authors
Ajayi, Michael Temitope
- Abstract
Christian street evangelism is one of the Bible-based doctrinal practices found among Nigerian Christians, especially in Southwestern Nigeria. Studies have examined language use in Christian activities, including sermons in church services, at funerals and in marriage ceremonies. However, no scholarly attention has been paid to a linguistic description of language use in Christian street evangelism, which, although sit hares some features with other contexts of Christian activities, manifests some elements that characteristically define it within the series of Christian evangelistic activities. This study, therefore, is a generic structural potential analysis of Christian street evangelism in Southwestern Nigeria. Data were gathered using ethnographic techniques. Data comprised fifteen observed street evangelism activities randomly sampled in different cities in Southwestern Nigeria. Data were subjected to discourse analysis within the purview of Halliday and Hassan's (1985) Generic Structure Potential (GSP) theory. Findings reveal Christian street evangelism features five obligatory elements: songs, greetings, sermon, prayer and finis; and three optional elements: declaration of purpose, call for confession, and welcome to the fold. The GSP of Christian street evangelism in Southwestern Nigeria can be catalogued as .
- Subjects
EVANGELISTIC work; CHRISTIANS; DISCOURSE analysis; CONTENT analysis; CATECHISMS
- Publication
Inkanyiso: Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 2, p146
- ISSN
2077-2815
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.4102/ink.v12i2.39