Reconstructing Love for God vis-à-vis Religious Intolerance in Nigeria through the Philosophy of Samae Spirit
This article addresses the question of how the spirit of love, as articulated in the Samae spirit (three loves – divine, humanity and environment), can offer a concrete approach to translating divine-love into actionable expressions in a volatile religious pluralistic context, such as Nigeria. Drawi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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International journal of public theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-42 |
| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam CB Christian life; spirituality KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Samae spirit B life-giving religious pluralism B Christianity B Nigeria B divine-love |
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| Summary: | This article addresses the question of how the spirit of love, as articulated in the Samae spirit (three loves – divine, humanity and environment), can offer a concrete approach to translating divine-love into actionable expressions in a volatile religious pluralistic context, such as Nigeria. Drawing lessons from the theory of the Samae Spirit, we argue that love for God should not be considered in isolation from divine-love for the world and the religious other. We conclude that the all-embracing and concrete interpretation and understanding of divine-love has the potential to foster and nurture life-giving religious pluralism, making divine-love a force immanent in Nigeria. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-20240114 |