Religious fanaticism and thugocracy: Catalysts to the brain drain in Nigeria
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022 Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and multicultural society, and therefore, Nigeria’s religious inclinations differ broadly. There are currently three religions dominant in Nigeria, namely Christianity, Islam and African Traditional Religion (ATR).
Ezichi A. Ituma +2 more
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Faith, Identity Processes and Science-Based Project Learning Methods for Madrasah Teachers
Al-Ishlah: Jurnal Pendidikan, 2022 The development of students' scientific thinking in the field of akidah akhlak (moral theology) is very urgent, and for that process, a science-based project learning method is needed.
Syahraini Tambak +3 more
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Insecurity and its implication for sustainable development in Nigeria: The role of religion
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022 Nigeria’s high rate of insecurity has reached a stage where people’s safety is no longer guaranteed. This article examines the extent to which the current high rate of insecurity in Nigeria has affected sustainable development in the country.
Peace N. Ngwoke, Gladys N. Akabike
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Sociology of religion in Australia [PDF]
, 2015 The sociology of religion has been a moderately strong theme in Australian sociology. Most Australian sociologists of religion have been trained in Australia with a smattering of those trained in the USA, the UK or elsewhere.
Bouma, Gary D. +3 more
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"Spirituality" as Privatized Experience-Oriented Religion: Empirical and Conceptual Perspectives [PDF]
, 2011 Streib H, Hood RW. "Spirituality" as Privatized Experience-Oriented Religion: Empirical and Conceptual Perspectives. Implicit Religion. 2011;14(4):433-453.Recent empirical studies document that a growing number of people contrast "spirituality" and ...
Streib, Heinz ; https://orcid.org/ +1 more
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Has political science ignored religion? [PDF]
, 2012 A common complaint from political scientists involved in the study of religion is that religious issues have been largely overlooked by the discipline.
Kettell, Steven
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Primordialists and Constructionists: a typology of theories of religion [PDF]
, 2012 This article adopts categories from nationalism theory to classify theories of religion. Primordialist explanations are grounded in evolutionary psychology and emphasize the innate human demand for religion.
Eric, Kaufmann +2 more
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State religion and freedom : a comparative analysis [PDF]
, 2013 State religions form one of the main features of the international political landscape, but scholarly research into their dynamics and effects remains limited.
Kettell, Steven
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Does religion promote environmental sustainability? : exploring the role of religion in local energy transitions [PDF]
, 2015 This article explores the role of religion in local energy transition processes. By combining insights from (a) sustainability studies and (b) academic contributions on religion and sustainability, a theoretical approach for describing the role of ...
Köhrsen, Jens
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Is China Repressing or Moulding Religion? 'Religious Freedom', Post-coloniality, and the Chinese State Building [PDF]
, 2022 This article focuses on three conceptual lenses through which a better understanding of the politics of religion in contemporary China is expected to obtain.
Gao, Zhe
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