Bolaji Idowu

Bolaji Idowu was a Nigerian Methodist theologian who led the Methodist Church Nigeria from 1972 until his retirement in 1984, first as president and later as patriarch. As a professor and former head of the University of Ibadan’s Department of Religious Studies, he helped place Yoruba religious thought within broader theological scholarship. His major works include *Olódùmarè: God in Yoruba Belief*, *African Traditional Religion: A Definition*, and *Towards an Indigenous Church*.