COMPARISON OF IMPLICATIONS OF CHILDLESSNESS AMONG CHRISTIAN COUPLES OF THE NONGO U KRISTU U I SER U SHA TAR (NKST CHURCH) IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
COMPARISON OF IMPLICATIONS OF CHILDLESSNESS AMONG CHRISTIAN COUPLES OF THE NONGO U KRISTU U I SER U SHA TAR (NKST CHURCH) IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
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2020-02
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ANNGER, Christopher Terande
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Abstract
This study focused on comparison of implications of childlessness among Christian
Couples of the Nongo u Kristu u iSer u Sha Tar (NKST church) in Benue state, Nigeria.
The pain associated with childlessness is a concern throughout the world and particularly
in African societies and the church which believes so much in the biblical command of
God to Adam and Eve to multiply and fill the earth. The social, cultural and biblical
factors attached to children make childless couples go through intense pain, loss of faith,
anger and frustration. This research is therefore carried out with the specific objectives to
investigate the implications of childlessness on the social life of Christian married
couples in NKST Church in Benue State of Nigeria. Investigate the implications of
childlessness of Christian couples on the growth of the NKST Church in Benue State of
Nigeria. Survey design was used in the research and the target population reasonably
reached. Their views were collected and analyzed.The total population for this study was
517 childless members of the NKST church in Benue. Census sampling technique was
used since the population was small. The instruments used to generate information from
respondents for this research were questionnaire and interview. After analysis of the data,
the findings therefore, are presented as follows;
It was discovered by the researcher that childless wives suffer in the hands of their
husband‘s relations, these women were totally disrespected and treated as outcasts as
presented on table 7 that shows the mean of 2.87 as the highest. The findings on the
growth of the church in Benue shows that when couples procreate, the church also
increases its membership; reversibly, the church suffers numerically as shown by the
highest mean of 3.31 in table 11. From the findings of this study, it is recommended that,
major stake holders in the Christian community should lead in a crusade against ungodly
cultural tendencies like reproach, condemnation and shame that sometimes left these
couples with no option but withdrawal from the public on account of their childlessness.
Distressed and dissatisfied life from childless couples should be discouraged through the
use of biblical teaching in church sermons, workshops and seminars. The NKST church
in Benue state should also provide medical information and or assistance to the childless
couples from time to time.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
Keywords
COMPARISON,, IMPLICATIONS,, CHILDLESSNESS,, CHRISTIAN COUPLES,, NONGO U KRISTU U I SER U SHA TAR,, (NKST CHURCH),, BENUE STATE,, NIGERIA.