THE PLACE OF INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE IN PROMOTING PEACEFULCOEXISTENCE IN THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY
ineverysociety,Religionisavitaltoolthatcanbeforhumandevelopmentwhenproperlychanneled.Unfortunately,insteadofbeinganagentofunity,religionhasbecomeanagentofdivision.Manylivesandpropertieshavebeenlostinthenameofreligion.AfricaingeneralandNigeriainparticularhasexperiencedseriesofreligiouscriseswhichhave...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2019
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In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-28 |
Further subjects: | B
Peaceful Coexistence
B Religious Dialogue |
Summary: | ineverysociety,Religionisavitaltoolthatcanbeforhumandevelopmentwhenproperlychanneled.Unfortunately,insteadofbeinganagentofunity,religionhasbecomeanagentofdivision.Manylivesandpropertieshavebeenlostinthenameofreligion.AfricaingeneralandNigeriainparticularhasexperiencedseriesofreligiouscriseswhichhavedestabilizedthegovernmentandtheeconomy.Againstthisbackdrop,thispaperseekstosubstantiatetheclaimthatproperreligiousdialogueistheanswertotheincessantreligiousconflictsthatwehaveexperiencedandarestillexperiencing.Thepapermakessomerecommendationsandconcludesthattherecannotbeanymeaningfuldevelopmentwithoutproperinterreligiouspeaceandharmony. |
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ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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