General Introduction, 1
CHAPTER I: THE EMERGING NIGERIAN NATION, 25
1 The Cultural, Political and Socio-Economic Portrait, 25
2 Communications Situation in Nigeria, 58
Chapter II: GROWING WITH COMMUNICATION EXPLOSION AGE, 100
1 Modern Technology's Impact on Human Communications, 102
2 Modern Media of Social Communication, 115
3 Media Language and Media Biases, 125
4 The Audiovisual Man, 142
5 The Church and Contemporary Culture, 154
CHAPTER III: THE AGENDA FOR THE NEW ERA OF EVANGELIZATION, 179
A Scope, 179
B Towards a More Participatory Communication in Evangelization, 196
C Mission and the Church from the Perspective of Vatican II, 238
D Appropriate Preparation for Pastoral Ministers with Particular Reference to Future Priests, 252
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, 277