RESEARCH  IN  PROGRESS

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RESEARCH 

IN  PROGRESS

RELIGION 

IN  A  DORMITORY  TOWN

The  object  of this  project  is to study  the  various  religious  associations
in  Madina,  a  relatively  new  township whose  population  is made up of mostly
workers  in  Accra.  The  lack  of amenities and  the  "cheapness" of  rent  make
it  attractive  to a  particular  kind of  person.  Attention  is paid  to  the  educa-
tional  and occupational  background of  the  members of the  religious associa-
tions,  as well  as operative  values.

That  Madina  is also  in a  mobile  associational  situation gives  rise  to

the  need to  create  or  join groups which,  in a  way,  help  to  re-establish
communal  feeling and give  a  feeling  of  belonging and  importance,  as well
as assistance  in  making  the  normative  transition.  The  sectarian  religious
groups  play  a  great  role  in  this  regard,  their  proliferation  in  Madina  being
quite  evident.  Under  focus  in  this study  is the  Church  of  Messiah,  a
church which  was founded  this year. 
founding  of  sectarian  groups,  their  organizational  and  leadership  techniques,
their  beliefs and  practices and  the  kind  of  following  they  attract.

It  will  provide  material  as to  the

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