Religion and Environment: Evaluating the Role of Religions inthe Nigerian Environment
| Autor: | Ayo Fatubarin, David O. Alabi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science. 19:01-08 |
| ISSN: | 2279-0837 2279-0845 |
| DOI: | 10.9790/0837-191090108 |
| Popis: | Religion and Environment are presented as vital aspects of the life of a nation. This is because they both affect the life of the people of the nation. Religion has to do with the spirit of humankind as well as the god he believes in. Religions come into being as a result of the search by humankind to have a link between him and his god. In Nigeria, Christianity and Islamic religions are the two prominent religions, even though a large number of other traditional religions exist among the people of diverse tribes. Five major environments are recognized, with the natural environment being in the prominence for meeting both the basic needs of people in other environments besides providing a large number of other useful services. It came into being with the existence of the planet earth. Other environments such as the socio-economic environment, the built environment and the political/governmental environments, are the creations of humankind, made possible by his unique endowments. The spiritual environment is the environment within which the spirit being of humankind operates, in the process of accessing the Almighty God. Religion influences all the diverse environments in diverse ways. Christian religion in particular, teaches about the consequences of greed, corruption, violence and injustice in the environment. It also makes it clear to humankind that the Almighty God frowns against them. Instances abound in the bible where He has punished them. It therefore behooves humankind, to remember that he will one day give an accountof his actions in the environment within the planet earth, to his maker – the Almighty God. |
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