The Life and Ministry of Prophet Garrick Sokari Braide ― Elijah the Second of Niger Delta, Nigeria - C. 1882-1918

Drawing on primary and secondary sources, Ekebuisi examines the life and activities of Braide, an African prophet, missionary, and revivalist in the evangelization of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria during the last decade of the 19th century and first three decades of the 20th. He also describes Braide's revival movement and its impact on the mainline churches and its contribution to spreading Christianity to the grassroots, which affected over a million people in an area where the progress of Christianity had been very slow due to the stronghold of traditional religion on the people. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Chinonyerem Chijioke Ekebuisi, a Methodist Minister, is currently the Director of the Board for Theological Education of Methodist Church Nigeria. He received a PhD from the Department for the Study of Religions, University of Ghana, for his thesis titled ‘African Initiative and Christian Missions: The Life and Ministry of Prophet Garrick Sokari Braide (Elijah II) of Niger Delta, Nigeria (c. 1882-1918)’. Previously, he lectured for six years at the Methodist Theological Institute in Nigeria, teaching Christianity in Africa, Pentecostalism (histories and theology) and Mission Studies.