The Aladura entry in J. Gordon Melton's Encyclopedia of Protestantism, recording that the Nigerian Association of Aladura Churches began in 1964 with 95 member denominations representing about 1.2 million members.
Facts
Citation
AuthorJ. Gordon Melton (editor)
PublisherFacts on File, New York
Publication Year2005
Source Typeencyclopedia
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier two: a named editor scholarly reference work on Protestant and independent Christian movements, reporting the Aladura churches' own 1964 association founding statistics rather than an independently audited census. Connections
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This source names Aladura directly: "The Aladura entry in J."
Source Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)J. Gordon Melton (editor)
This source names Protestantism directly: "Gordon Melton's Encyclopedia of Protestantism, recording that the Nigerian Association of Aladura Churches began in 1964 with 95 member denominations representing about 1.2 million members."
Source Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Aladura Entry (Melton, ed., 2005)J. Gordon Melton (editor)
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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