Moses Oludele Idowu is the Managing Director of Divine Artillery Publications and the President of Apostolic Christianity Network. He is a professor of Ecclesiastical Theology and Human Development.
He is of Igbomina ancestry and a product of the University of Ilorin. He has been involved extensively in research for the past 30 years on the themes of African Church History, African Revival Movements, Pentecostalism, African God’s Generals etc.
Moses Oludele Idowu has written extensively and prolifically on the subject of African Church History, Aladura/ Apostolic themes, – founders of the indigenous churches, Apostolic Pentecostalism, Apostolic Christianity, -, African culture etc. His books have been acquired and stocked by leading libraries of global academic scholarship like African Studies Centre, Leiden; Oxford University library, Cambridge University library, all leading Seminaries and many universities in United States and even public libraries like New York Public Library. His papers, articles and essays have been published in learned journals, periodicals, proceedings, newspapers, podcasts. Many of his essays have been published by denominational church magazines of Catholic Church, Anglican, Baptist and even CAC and many Pentecostal churches.
So far as we know and as available records can attest Idowu has written more on the lives and works of pioneers, founders, prophets and God’s generals of Africa than anyone, living or dead, white or black, resident or in diaspora – especially the class of leaders whose work constitute the bedrock and foundation of modern Christian ministries and Pentecostal Movement.
In the words of Professor Matthew Ojo, Head, Religious Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife,
“Moses Oludele Idowu has taken the research into the Aladura movements to a new level by using biographies to study religious change in Yoruba land between the 1920’s and 1960’s.”
As a scholar his page on academia.edu is rated in the top 1%, his papers have been read by 121,000 scholars and his name has received *3275 Mentions* ( as at January 29, 2025) in academic papers around the world.
He is widely read and followed by scholars from as far as Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia and from all parts of the world.
*Distinguished Lectures/Distinctions*
* Keynote address on Centenary Celebration of Nigerian Amalgamation for Kogi State Polytechnic/ Kogi State Government (2014)
* Keynote Speaker, Institute of General Studies, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja.(2015)
* Lead Paper for the 50th Anniversary of Solo Performance in Nigeria, Abuja (2016)
* Guest Lecturer, Maiden Memorial Lecture of Moses Orimolade Tunolase for all Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim (2017)
* Speaker, Lagos Vision Zero International Conference by Lagos State Safety Commission ( 2018)
* Keynote Speaker, Mission Conference, West Africa Theological Seminary, (2019)
* Keynote Speaker, CAC Pastors Conference, (2023)
* Guest Lecturer, 100 -Year Anniversary of Orimolade in Lagos in 2024 (ESOCS).
* Guest Lecturer at the Maiden Conference of All Leaders of C&S Abuja. (2024)
* Keynote Speaker, Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther Conference, Abeokuta (2025)
*Publications*
Moses Oludele Idowu has to his credit numerous publications comprising of more than 40 books, numerous papers as Chapters in books; Foreword, Monographs; Learned Journals; Conference Proceedings; Keynote Addresses ; Public Lectures; Foreword in Book; Reviews ; Conference presentation/ Seminars; Apologia; Essays, Published articles and Social Advocacy.
Moses Oludele Idowu has lectured and conducted seminars in universities, polytechnics, Seminaries and Institutions on the themes of African Church History, God’s Generals, African God’s Generals etc.
*Apologia/ Apologetics*
Moses Oludele Idowu takes seriously his Christian commission and calling to contend for the Faith in the market place of ideas and defend the Scriptural perspective of Apostolic Christianity Aladura/ Apostolic Communion.
Some of his celebrated essays and apologia published in newspapers and Social Media and read by numerous people within and outside the country include:
* Mandatory Vaccination of Civil Servants: The Case for Bodily Autonomy, Divine Healing and Conscientious Refusal, Punch , December 1, 2020. (An Open Letter to the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria)
* ‘Alien Religion’: Why it is not Right to Call Christianity Alien or Foreign Religion, Punch , July 30, August 1, 2023.
* Esu & His Sympathizers: The Defense of Bishop Ajayi Crowther and the Danger of Pseudo-Yoruba Activism & Cultural Nationalism,
* Between Babalola and Elton: The Origin of Pentecostalism & the Distortion of National Historiography. A Response to Dr. Sunday Adelaja
* Beware of Unintended Consequences: An Open Letter to the President & Governors of 36 States (In the wake of Lockdown over Covid-19. _City People,_ _Kogi Chronicles_ , AIT
* In the Footsteps of Pharaoh: A Memo to Nigerian Governors Forum
* Who does Godwin Emefiele Work for? Economic Confidential, 25 Jan. 2023, Legal Vines, 29 Jan. 2023
* Against Secession: A Testament to Yoruba Leaders and the Promoters of Oduduwa Republic, _Sahara Reporters_ , 18 Sept. 2020.
He is also a chartered engineer with COREN and a Corporate member of Nigerian Society of Engineers. He is a Fellow of Institute of Management Consultants ( FIMC)
And a member of AWABE – Association of West Africa Book Editors
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