Enhancing Faith Proclamation in Nigeria: Christian Missions and Michael Hecht's Communication Theory of Identity

Proclaiming the gospel is the central feature of Christian mission, thus making communication a critical challenge as missionaries attempt to share the message by learning language and culture. However, very few consider the influence of identity on communication.

In this interdisciplinary work, Dr. Benjamin Isola Akano engages with Michael Hecht’s communication theory of identity, which argues that it is a multi-layered phenomenon with interlocking and shifting frames that leads to an ident...