CHUKSLIS

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Historically, the Christian world witnessed several misunderstandings beginning from the medieval era which led to disunity and separation from ecclesiastical communion. In the course of time, more factions and separate unites emerged from what use to be a dimensional division. Obviously, the larger a system gets, the more complicated it becomes. Initially when this disunity among Christians was a question of the Western and the Eastern Churches, the tensions was not very visible, but in recent times in almost every nuke and cranny of the society one discovers very many pockets of Christian factions (or independent communities). The implication is the multiplicity of Christianity and the worst of all, multiplicity of religions in our society. This situation demands that a new and more sophisticated strategy be adopted in the adventure for unity among Christians. 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The treasury of history reveals the fa...