ROLE OF RELIGION TOWARDS PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE IN NIGERIA
Keywords:
Religion, NigeriaAbstract
A critical examination of the role of religion in engendering societal peace and development, with particular attention to the Nigerian nation is undertaken to highlight the necessary dimensions of a peaceful religious co-existence. From time immemorial, and from the history of human existence, mankind in every age has encountered a plethora of religious experiences, and therefore, man is prone to further and loftier experiences. When sociologically considered, religion is a complicated cultural state of affairs which is constituted by cult (rituals and worship), a doctrine, and an institutional organisation. The doctrinal aspect of a given religion is equally difficult to determine, for it consists of a complex and extensive system of beliefs, which are developed throughout the ages by generations of believers.
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