Prof. Chijioke Boniface Anthony Obiefuna

Prof. Chijioke Boniface Anthony Obiefuna is a PROFESSOR in RELIGION AND HUMAN RELATIONS Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Prof. Chijioke  Boniface Anthony Obiefuna

Staff Profile

I am Boniface Anthony Chijioke Obiefuna (B A C Obiefuna). I am the son of Nwokoye and Ozoaku Obiefuna of Nkitaku village, Agulu, in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. I am a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Awka and a lecturer with the Department of Religion and Human Relations, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe Univeersity, Awka. I am a Professor of Religion and Society, and Human Relations.

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Religion And Human Relations, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
Faculty/Unit:
FACULTY OF ARTS
Department/Sub-Unit:
RELIGION AND HUMAN RELATIONS

Creative Output

Books
1B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2004, July) YOUTH ON FIRE Rex Charles & Patrick
2B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2004, May) ATTENTION CORPS MEMBERS: A GUIDE INTO THE SERVICE YEAR IN A STRANGE ENVIRONMENT Rex Charles & Patrick
3B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2000, May) YOU ARE THE LIGHT PEARL FUNCTIONS
Book Chapters
1B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND S.C. IZUEGBU. (2016, May) THE IGBO VALUE OF JUSTICE: A TOOL FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA FAB ANIEH
2B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND AZUAKOR, P.O.. (2011, October) THE PLACE OF SUFFERING IN CHRISTIAN RELIGION GUCKS
3B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2010, September) ENVISIONING A MORE GENDER INCLUSIVE WORLD FOR HUMANITY: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS EL'DEMAK
4B.A.C. OBIEFUNA & UZOIGWE, A.M.. (2010, March) GLOBALISATION, EVANGELISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA: THE CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE Rex Charles & Patrick
5B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2009, August) VARIETY OF CHARISMS: PARISH PRIEST IN RESIDENCE AND THE COMMUNITY OF CHRIST'S FAITHFUL GLOBAL SELECT
6B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2006, July) RESPECT FOR THE AFRICAN TRADITION AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AS A CHRISTIAN OBLIGATION CIDJAP
7B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2006, February) THE CATHOLIC YOUTH IN COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH IN NIGERIA AFRICANA FIRST
8B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2006, May) THE SENSE AND NONSENSE OF GLOBALISATION VIS-A-VIS IGBO INDIGENOUS RELIGION Rex Charles & Patrick
9B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2005, July) THE APPEAL OF PENTECOSTALISM TO IGBO CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS
10B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2005, January) SELF RELIANCE AS PREREQUISITE FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT
11B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2003, May) CHARISMATISM: A CHALLENGE TO CATHOLIC THEOLOGY IN NIGERIA Assumpta
12B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (1999, May) THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE MYSTERIES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. CATHOLIC LAITY COUNCIL
Journal Articles
1B.A.C. OBIEFUNA, NWADIALOR, K.L. AND UMEANOLUE, I.L.. (2016, August), "THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF PROLIFERATION OF CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS IN NIGERIA", UNIZIK JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES, Vol. 17, (Issue 1), pp 16-41
2B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND KANU, I.A.. (2016, April), "A DISCOURSE ON GLOBALISATION AND CONFLICT IN AFRICAN VALUES", UNIZIK JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES, Vol. 2, (Issue 3), pp 52-61
3B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND KANU, I.A.. (2014, June), "AFRICA AND THE WORD: IMPLICATIONS FROM THE POST SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION", THE NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY, Vol. 28, pp 145-157
4B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND KANU, I.A.. (2013, October), "AFRICAN CULTURE AS A BASIS FOR ECUMENISM", PROFESSOR BASSEY ANDAH JOURNAL OF CULTURAL STUDIES, Vol. 6, pp 1-11
5B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2012, August), "MORAL DECADENCE AMONG THE YOUTH IN NIGERIA: LESSONS FROM PAUL THE APOSTLES", Unknown Journal or Publisher
6B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND UZOIGWE, A.M.. (2012, September), "STUDYING RELIGION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA", UNIZIK JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES, Vol. 13, (Issue 1), pp 132-159
7B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2011, June), "SOME APPROACHES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL-RELATED CONFLICTS IN IGBOLAND.", THE JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HUMAN RELATIONS, Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 5-23
8B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2011, June), "SOME APPROACHES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL-RELATED CONFLICTS IN IGBOLAND.", THE JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HUMAN RELATIONS, Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 5-23
9B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2011, August), "STUDENTS AND NATION BUILDING IN NIGERIA", A JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH, Vol. 8, (Issue 2), pp 188-197
10B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2011, August), "CONFLICT THEORY AND THE ANALYSIS OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE.", AFRICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
11B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2010, May), "YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD (Mt. 5:13): CATHOLIC MEDICAL STUDENTS IN NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT", COINONIA, Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 137-150
12B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND ALOYSIUS EZEOBA. (2010, October), "INTERPRETATION OF LOGOS IN THE PROLOGUE OF JOHN'S GOSPEL: ATTEMPT AT SYNTHESIS", AFRICAN JOURNAL OF LOCAL SOCIETIES INITIATIVES (LOSI), pp 109-115
13B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND ALOYSIUS EZEOBA. (2010, June), "GLOBALISATION, IMPERILISM AND CHRISTIANITY: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE", AFRICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
14B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND ANUKA, C.A.. (2010, August), "GLOBALISATION IN A PLURALISTIC ENVIRONMENT: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE", AFRICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
15B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2009, June), "LEADERSHIP AS A CRITICAL FACTOR IN NIGERIA'S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE", Unknown Journal or Publisher
16B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2009, October), "JUSTICE ABD POLITICS IN NIGERIA: SOME REFLECTIONS", UNIZIK JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
17B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2007, April), "HUMAN WORK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA", WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES, Vol. 27, (Issue 2), pp 64-77
18B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2007, April), "THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC TOOLS IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION", THE JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HUMAN RELATIONS, pp 76-90
19B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2007, February), "RENEWING THE FACE OF NIGERIA: A CONTEXTUAL REFLECTION ON MATTHEW 10:7", BIGARD THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
20B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2005, August), "TITLES AND CONFLICTS OF IDENTITY IN THE IGBO CHRISTIAN: A REFLECTION FROM OZO AND KNIGHTHOOD TITLES.", Unknown Journal or Publisher
21B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2005, October), "VIRGIN MARY, THE LIVING ARK OF COVENANT: IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS", Unknown Journal or Publisher
22B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2004, May), "PENTECOSTALS AND PENTECOSTALISM: A PASTORAL REFLECTION", UNIZIK JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
23B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND ALOYSIUS EZEOBA. (2003, April), "THEOLOGIZING IN A POVERTY-STRIKEN SOCIETY: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE", Rex Charles & Patrick
24B.A.C. OBIEFUNA AND NZOMIWU, J.P.C.. (2002, June), "CHRISTIAN AND NON-CHRISTIAN ETHICS: A CASE STUDY OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AMONG THE IGBO AND IN cHRISTIAN", Unknown Journal or Publisher
Conference Papers
1B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. (2005, January), "LEADERSHIP AS A CRITICAL FACTOR IN NIGERIA'S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE", CONFERENCE PAPER
Other Relevant Publications
1B.A.C. OBIEFUNA. "CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL IN IGBOLAND: CONFLICT ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS", (Others, 2023 November)

Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies

1Fellow Member, "NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY" - NASR/2023/000172 (member since 2023), https://www.nasr.ng
2Fellow Member, "Nigerian Institute of Public Relations" - 1460795 (member since 2005), https:// www.nipr.org.ng
3Fellow Member, "CATHOLIC THELOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (CATHAN)" (member since 2000), https://www.cathan.ng