Effective Christian Religious Education in Nigerian Secondary Schools as a Mechanism for Sustaining Democracy in Nigeria

Okunoye, Job Oluremi

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“…Studies (Tar and Shettima 2010;Salawu and Hassan 2011;Okunoye 2019) showed that Nigeria's pathway towards a peaceful, consolidated, enhanced, and liberal-oriented democracy similar to that of the United States of America was in 1979, where the new constitution created the establishment of a multi-party democracy into the nation's polity and allowed for popular participation. The period of 1979-1983 witnessed the elections under the multi-party arrangement, which saw the emergence of Alhaji Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) under the Second Republic (Isma'ila and Othman 2015; Oluwadunsin Ogunkorode 2019).…”

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“…As advocates of social and equal justice that seek to protect the political freedoms and rights of minority, vulnerable, and other marginalized groups, religious groups and its leaders are at the forefront of this crusade and campaign against injustice (Ekeke 2013; Ugwuanyi and Formella 2022). Studies (Ezeanokwasa 2016;Ciftci 2019;Okunoye 2019;Umunakwe et al 2022) revealed that only a secured and consolidated democracy creates the platform and opportunity for these religious groups to advance and carry out their campaigns to check systemic and structural inequalities, poverty, non-inclusion, marginalization, and other forms of discriminatory policies targeted at minorities and other vulnerable members of the community. A respondent supported this line of argument that democracy and peace can succeed in a free, just, religious, and morally sound society.…”

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Democracy, Peace, and Religion in Nigeria: Can Religion Be Used to Consolidate or Undermine Democracy and Peace?

Jatau,

Maza

2023

Religions

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This study looks at the relationships between religion, democracy, and peace. It is based on this premise that this article examines how religion is used to consolidate democracy and promote peace in societies, using Nigeria as its framework of analysis. Using the qualitative method of analysis where emphasis is placed on primary and secondary documents, which involve articles, reports, and newspaper articles triangulating with key informant interviews (KIIs) and stakeholder analysis, the findings of this article suggest that religion plays a significant role in the consolidation of democracy and peace given its important place in advocating some principles and ideals of democracy, which involve equity, fairness, freedom, pluralism, respect for diversities, and defending minority rights, amongst others. However, challenges associated with the weaponization of religion to pursue selfish political agenda and interests by both religious and political elites in Nigeria has become more of a norm than what is expected between both variables. This has helped in the creation of a hostile and unstable political environment, and in the pervasion of democratic and political institutions and agencies responsible for promoting accountable leadership, good governance, representative governance, political interference, and repressive policies, limiting the rights and freedoms of citizens who continue to impede the enhancement of a strongly consolidated democratic culture and peace in transition democracies such as Nigeria. This article suggests the need for relevant actors to ensure that institutions of the state are strengthened to provide the dividends of democracy. This can be achieved by addressing the challenge of the negative use of religion by the elites to advance unholy political interests and agenda. It is also important to create machinery to address the structural problems that breed poverty; political, economic, and social exclusion; and human rights abuses, limiting political and electoral freedoms. Addressing these challenges also requires relevant stakeholders and actors to understand that the process is multi-pronged, which also requires acknowledging, accommodating, and accepting individual and group diversities and, above all, requires the patience and the political will of these actors to ensure its actualization. Addressing these concerns will significantly strengthen and enhance the consolidation of democracy and peace in fragile and transition societies.

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Democracy, Peace, and Religion in Nigeria: Can Religion Be Used to Consolidate or Undermine Democracy and Peace?

Jatau,

Maza

2023

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“…Such education cannot exist without integrity. The need for this kind of education is expressed by Okunoye (2019), in his lament on the moral and spiritual decadence in Nigeria and the role Christian religious education could play. He claimed that there is a need to emphasize Christian religious education that upholds the principles of integrity.…”

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Christian Religious Education and Integrity: A Case Study of Babock University, Nigeria

Abolarin

Babalola

2020

KOERS

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The goal of education, especially Christian religious education, is to restore human beings back into the image of God in which they were created. This is achieved by inculcating moral values into students and use education to build their character that it might reflect the character of God. One of the major moral values that is highly needed in Nigeria society is integrity. Babcock University as a Christian institution practices religious education in which Christian faith is integrated into every fabric of her educational practices. Since inception, Babcock has had integrity as part of her core values. This has been promoted, encouraged practiced and coached by the university personnel. This study investigated the level of integrity and the process of its attainment. Since religious universities constituted about two third of private universities that takes about 45% of the total private institutions in Nigeria, there is a high need of building integrity in these universities in order to promote integrity in the nation. The study adopted qualitative research method using interview as means of data collection. The study found that leadership and freedom are essential factors in ensuring integrity.

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Religion in South African Education: A Divisive or Unifying Force?

Nthontho

2023

Religious Education

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Effective Christian Religious Education in Nigerian Secondary Schools as a Mechanism for Sustaining Democracy in Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

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Democracy, Peace, and Religion in Nigeria: Can Religion Be Used to Consolidate or Undermine Democracy and Peace?

Democracy, Peace, and Religion in Nigeria: Can Religion Be Used to Consolidate or Undermine Democracy and Peace?

Christian Religious Education and Integrity: A Case Study of Babock University, Nigeria

Religion in South African Education: A Divisive or Unifying Force?

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