A September 2008 Christian Century magazine feature on the geographical spread of the Aladura churches, reporting the churches' own claim of about 12 million followers across some 14,000 parishes in Nigeria alone.
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Citation
PublisherThe Christian Century
Publication Year2008
URLhttps://www.christiancentury.org/article/2008-09/aladura-churches-nigeria
Source Typemagazine feature
Assessment
Reliability Tier3
Tier three: a religion magazine feature reporting the Aladura churches' own claimed following and parish count rather than an independently verified census. Connections
Associated With
This source names Aladura directly: "on the geographical spread of the Aladura churches, reporting the churches' own claim of about 12 million followers across some 14,000 parishes in Nigeria alone."
Source The Aladura Churches of Nigeria: Stunning Geographical Reach (The Christian Century, 2008)
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Denominations, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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