Religion, Culture, and Educational Development in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 213-233
Author(s):  
Obot Uko Ekong
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Indigenous Language ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Mission Schools ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Societal Development ◽  
The People

Various religions teach their adherents to imbibe and live out sound, moral, and ethical values that go a long way to create harmony in the human society, which is necessary for societal development. Religion cannot be practiced successfully without the teachings of its core ideas, principles, scriptural truths, etc. to its adherents. This study is hinged on the fact that the three religious traditions as practice in Nigeria have affected the way of lives of the people, thus giving Nigeria a unique religious identity. Religion, therefore, cannot thrive in any society without the culture of the people and that of the religion mixing. Every religion is borne out of a culture of the people. The study is an attempt to reveal that religious culture and tradition laid the foundation of educational development in Nigeria, for example, the establishment of mission schools and the development of Nigerian indigenous language.

scholarly journals Concept of Dāna through the Specturm of the Garuḍapurāṇa and its Impact on the Present Day Society

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3S2) ◽  
pp. 977-982
Keyword(s):  
Economic Equilibrium ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Human Conduct ◽  
The People ◽  
Vast Range

The Garuḍapurāṇa is one of the most important Sāttvika Purāṇa which closely deals with all kinds of ethical values viz., dāna, vrata, ācāra, vyāvahāra, prāyaścitta, āśauca etc. This Purāṇa continues to be a perpetual source of inspiration, awakening the intellect of the human society and thereby exert influence on the religion of the people. Puranic literature carries perennial message for the welfare of the mankind. The Garuḍapurāṇa is encyclopaedic in nature and embraces a vast range of subjects like āyurveda, jyotiṣa, astronomy, metrics, grammar, religion and philosophy, cosmogony, the knowledge of supreme Brahman, rebirth, karman, geography, politics and the like. It is also an abstract of Dharmaśāstra which deal with ācāra, vyāvahāra, prāyaścitta, dāna, āśauca etc. All these are some directive complementary to each other which regulate the behaviour of human conduct in a right way and therefore these are the principal objects of discussion in Dharmaśāstra literature. Among these different topics of Dharmaśāstra, the Dānadharma has great spiritual and moral value in the Hindu society because it has been playing an important role in moulding the character and behaviour of the people of our country through ages. Dāna or charity means to give anything forever without any expectation of return. It is regarded as the best form of dharma which promotes the high ideal of human values. It is one kind of help and act of giving or sharing anything with others without a selfish motive or desire for its results with the intention of welfare or to help. It benefits both the giver and receiver and promotes peace and harmony in the society by favouring economic equilibrium. In the Garuḍapurāṇa four types of dāna are mentioned. These are nitya (daily), naimittika (occasional), kāmya (made with the desire of fruits) and vimala (pure or disinterested). All these have great numerous values in the society of the time of Garuḍapurāṇa. Here, in this paper, a modest attempt is made to highlight the value of dānadharma and its impact on society through the spectrum of Garuḍapurāṇa.

scholarly journals A Friction of Cultural Values and Characteristics of Imperial Mosque in Ternate

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tayeb ◽  
Sherly Asriany ◽  
Ridwan Ridwan
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Physical Aspect ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Eastern Indonesia ◽  
The People ◽  
The Times

Indonesia has many religious culture that should be preserved one of  which is the imperial mosque. Most of the imperial mosque has its own characteristics in carrying out activities both religious and cultural. Sultanate of Ternate is the largest sultanates in eastern Indonesia which would give other peculiarities that need to be raised as a typical Indonesian culture. The purpose of this study is to identify the type of tradition in doing at the mosque sultanate by people of Ternate and changes in cultural values of the people of Ternate in the imperial mosque. In this study found the phenomenon characteristic changes in cultural values by linking changes in the physical aspect and non-physical. To determine the effect of these factors, the method used is the method of observation of physical traces. This method is expected to be able to explain the effect of the change occurred. Based on the results of the study indicate compliance is still customary rules of religious traditions in the imperial mosque although some traditions that formerly taboo has been done, the progress of the times, increase knowledge, and make the implementation of the reform and renewal of cultural values carried by the community for various reasons theTernate.

Dialogue or Confrontation?

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ringo Ringvee
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
The State ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Neoliberal Governance ◽  
Religious Associations ◽  
Liberal Attitude

The article focuses on the relations between the state , mainstream religions and new religious movements in Estonia from the early 1990s until today. Estonia has been known as one of highly secular and religiously liberal countries. During the last twenty years Estonian religious scene has become considerably more pluralist, and there are many different religious traditions represented in Estonia. The governmental attitude toward new religious movements has been rather neutral, and the practice of multi-tier recognition of religious associations has not been introduced. As Estonia has been following neoliberal governance also in the field of religion, the idea that the religious market should regulate itself has been considered valid. Despite of the occasional conflicts between the parties in the early 1990s when the religious market was created the tensions did decrease in the following years. The article argues that one of the fundamental reasons for the liberal attitude towards different religious associations by the state and neutral coexistence of different traditions in society is that Estonian national identity does not overlap with any particular religious identity.

scholarly journals Spirituality and Conflict in Healthcare: The History of the Canadian Baptists and Medical Mission in Orissa, 1900–1970

Histories ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-84
Author(s):  
Tiasa Basu Roy
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Medical Mission ◽  
The People ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ganjam District ◽  
Positive Results

It was from the middle of the eighteenth century that discussions regarding the strategies taken up by the Protestant missionaries to propagate the Gospel generated the issue of healthcare and medical facilities among people in India. Medical mission, which hitherto was not considered, started to gain importance and reaped positive results in terms of curing individuals and its trustworthiness among tribes residing in the frontier regions. However, this developed a separatist religious identity among the population, which apparently did not appear lethal, but later culminated in the fragmentation and impeachment of solidarity among the adivais (tribal) and vengeance from the Hindu population. This article will show how the Canadian Baptist Mission, with its primary aim of spreading the Kingdom of God among the tribal Savaras in the Ganjam district of Orissa, undertook measures for serving health issues and provided medical facilities to both the caste Oriyas and the tribal Savaras. Although medical activities oriented towards philanthropy and physical well-being, medical mission was not limited to healing illness and caring for all, but also extended to spreading the word of God and influencing the people to embrace Christianity as well, which invited political troubles into the region.

scholarly journals SOSIOLOGI SPIRITUALITAS & KESALEHAN SOSIAL

Spiritualita ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukron Romadhon
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
New Religion

Spirituality and a new religious awakening, are seen by religious elites as a stage of religious directness in carrying out religious traditions and rituals. New civilizations can instead be a threat to conventional religious traditions and rituals. Without the willingness of religious elites to criticize and re-interpret conventional ritual traditions and patterns, the functions of the world's major religions could fade. The world's major religions are increasingly alienated from the objective world and awareness of the lives of the people and their people. It seems that there will be a new form of religion or a new religion that is completely different from the tradition of religious rituals that have been carried out by the major religions of the world. While the religious elite is still attached to classical religious interpretations. But on the other hand, the emergence of modern society, encouraging the argument of secularization is part of modernization. The values underlying socio-political and economic relations also appear to be beginning to enter an irregular stage, when viewed conventionally, the spiritulitas of global civilization, rather than lies in the format of values, traditional systems and structures or modern rationality. New civilizations in social systems and Science and Technology (SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) began to be directed at a more intuitive spirituality stage. Then came the act of social piety that proved impartiality over the duafa wal mustad'afin, workers and the poor who were oppressed by the economic system. The emergence of the term left theology only wants to explain about righteousness and belief based on the ability to perform acts of liberation of the proletariat. This action is not only done after the reality of the proletariat appears, but creates a social and economic system that has impartiality towards the proletariat.Keywords: Spirituality, Secularization, Social Piety

scholarly journals The Development Of Religious Humanistic Education In Tegalrejo Datinawong, Babat Lamongan

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khotimatus Sholikhah ◽  
Sulhatul Habibah ◽  
Khoirotun Ni'mah
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Humanistic Education ◽  
The People ◽  
Humanist Education ◽  
Moral Crisis ◽  
The Village

Indonesia Society is currently faced with a moral crisis, whether it occurs in young children, adults up to the parents. Morale is greatly needed by the community, in the form of religious humanist communities that are far from the attitude of rebellion, criminality, and selfishness. However, the reality as it is still far from the expectations of society. This is due to many things one of which is a lack of awareness in education, parenting parents are not good, and the bad environment. This is contrary to the notion of humanistic education. Humanistic Education upholds human values capable mencipkan dynamic society there is no issue that destroys human dignity. In this case, the author want to learn about the development of the religious humanist education in the community. The point of this study was Tegalrejo Datinawong district, Tripe regency, Lamongan. Community development humanist religious: first, the people who develop humanity values (honesty, compassion, fairness and mutual respect) and remain in a religious framework in accordance with religious values (habluhablum, hablu minal nature and habluminallah), Second, deciding religious humanist communities were starting from community leaders or leaders who were in the village Tegalrejo, among other village leaders, clerics, religious teacher/cleric as a motivator. Third, measures to develop human society among other religious communities develop positive values, teach moral message to the community, until finally awakened humanist and religious communities.

scholarly journals THE ISLAMIC CULTURE OF “WETU TELU ISLAM” AFFECTING SOCIAL RELIGION IN LOMBOK

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-115
Author(s):  
Muliadi Muliadi ◽  
Didin Komarudin
Keyword(s):  
Religious Culture ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
Islamic Culture ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
Religious System ◽  
The People ◽  
Historical Figures ◽  
History Of

This writing is motivated by a very abundant religious culture in Indonesia, including the phenomenon found in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara which is famous for “Wetu Telu Islam”. It contains the religious system filled with ceremonies and rituals which are accompanied by special symbols that have certain meanings. The method used in this paper is historical descriptive, by systematically explaining the history of the people of Lombok, the cultural patterns of “Wetu Telu Islam”, including its historical figures, doctrine, development, and existence. Then the writer uses structural semiology in analyzing the meaning of symbol elements found in the religious rituals of “Wetu Telu Islam” in Lombok. “Wetu Telu Islam” according to the people of Lombok is a very perfect Islam as it is built from two solid dimensions, namely dzohir and ihsan. For that reason, “Wetu Telu Islam” for them is the teachings of Sufism which emphasize the spirit, and soul. It is the spirit of holistic Islamic teachings, namely: shari’a, thoriqot, haqiqot, and ma‘rifat. Everything is building up, mutually reinforcing, and inseparable.Tulisan ini bermuara dari budaya agama yang sangat berlimpah di Indonesia, termasuk fenomena yang ditemukan di Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat yang terkenal dengan “Islam Wetu Telu”. Sistem keagamaan yang terkandung di dalamnya sarat upacara dan ritual yang disertai simbol-simbol khusus bermakna tertentu. Metode yang digunakan dalam makalah ini adalah deskriptif historis, yaitu secara sistematis menjelaskan sejarah masyarakat Lombok, pola-pola budaya “Islam Wetu Telu”, termasuk tokoh sejarah, doktrin, perkembangan dan keberadaannya. Kemudian penulis menggunakan semiologi struktural dalam menganalisis makna elemen simbol yang ditemukan dalam ritual keagamaan “Islam Wetu Telu”di Lombok. “Islam Wetu Telu” menurut masyarakat Lombok adalah Islam yang sangat sempurna karena dibangun dari dua dimensi yang kuat, yaitu dzohir dan ihsan. Karena itu, “Islam Wetu Telu” bagi mereka adalah ajaran tasawuf yang menekankan hati dan jiwa. Ini adalah semangat ajaran Islam holistik, yaitu: syariah, thoriqot, haqiqot, dan ma’rifat. Semuanya membangun, saling menguatkan, dan tak terpisahkan.

scholarly journals Dilema Kekerasan dalam Ayat-ayat Kitab Suci

MELINTAS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-39
Author(s):  
Staniselaus Eko Riyadi
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
The Other ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
Biblical Texts

Violence is a crime condemned by religions, but religions in the world are apparently involved in some kind of violence. It has been considered problematic that some scriptural texts are showing violent acts that seem to be ‘authorised’ by God, even ‘allowed’ by God, or celebrated by the people. How should we understand such problematic texts? Is there any violence authorised by God? Christianity has been dealing with the interpretation of violent acts in biblical texts from the Old Testament as well as from the New Testament. This article suggests that violence in the biblical texts must be understood within the context of defining religious identity of Israel among the other nations that have their own gods. Scriptures do not promote violence, but has recorded the historical experiences of Israel in their confrontation with other nations. Therefore, violence in the biblical texts cannot be referred to as a sort of justification for any violent acts by religions in our multireligious and multiethnic society.

scholarly journals KONSEP BHAKTI AJARAN KAPILADEVA DALAM ŚRĪMAD BHĀGAVATAM (Kajian Filsafat Ketuhanan)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 479
Author(s):  
Gusti Ayu Kade Dewi Kartika Sari
Keyword(s):  
Role Model ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Older Person ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Biological Mother ◽  
The People ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
Children Education

<p><em>The advancement of science and technology has had a huge impact on people's lives. Along with the moral decline and depletion of ethical values in society, it takes a spiritual approach that can instill moral and ethical values derived from Vedic teachings. One of the stories that tells of a child who gives the divine teachings that are full of moral and noble character to his biological mother. Kapiladeva teaches about the nature and position of living beings, the concept of the sādhu sanga, the importance of the pronunciation of the sacred name and of how one attains liberation through the yogic bhakti.</em></p><p><em>The teachings of Kapiladeva in Śrīmad Bhāgavatam illustrate to the people that God can be attained by laypeople but if one has faith and heart to seek God then he must follow the advice of a spiritual teacher, by practicing the yoga bhakti. The problems discussed in this study are 1). What is the concept of Kapiladeva ?, 2). How does the contribution of Kapiladeva teach in contemporary society? And what are the implications of Kapiladeva's teaching on society ?. The theory used in this research to analyze the problem is Hermeneutics Theory and Structuralism Theory. This research uses qualitative approach. Based on the problems mentioned above then used the method of documentation, and literature study.</em></p><p><em>The results obtained in this study are the teachings of the bhakti-yoga taught by Kapiladeva to his mother Devahūti gives a role model to the community that one does not have to study to an older person, but the adult needs to listen to something beneficial from the younger, the teachings conveyed by Kapiladeva can lead mankind to reach God. Kapiladeva's teachings can make a very important contribution at this time, where in studying spirituality, one should be able to improve sradha, patience, sincerity, hermitage, humility and willingness to learn under the guidance of the spiritual teacher. In addition to the philosophical teachings of philosophy, the teachings of Kapiladeva also teach children education in raising piety, faith, and noble character.</em></p>

scholarly journals MEMBANGUN INKLUSIVITAS KEBERAGAMAAN ANTARA MASYARAKAT DENGAN PENYANDANG TUNA DAKSA MELALUI BIMBINGAN FIKIH IBADAH DI “RUMAH KASIH SAYANG” DESA KREBET JAMBON PONOROGO

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-38
Author(s):  
Afif Syaiful Mahmudin
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
The People ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Village People ◽  
Research Questions

Persons with physical disabilities recorded under the auspices of the "Rumah Kasih Sayang" institution are 12 people. Ideally, the practice of worship should be carried out easily by everyone, but in fact there are still many people with disabilities who experience difficulties in implementing it, not even a few of them have left worship because of low religious-related understanding and lack of motivation from the community to include persons with disabilities. carry out daily worship obligations. These problems are experienced by people with disabilities, especially physically disabled in the "Rumah Kasih Sayang" in Krebet village. People with disabilities by the community are considered as groups who are no longer obliged to worship, they are sufficiently fostered with a variety of skills obtained from the institution, empowered by breeding goats from compensation without even being physically invited to pray together in the mosque or prayer room. Religious inclusiveness needs to be built between the community and the physically disabled, the community must be given an understanding that as long as the disabled person meets the taklif provisions, there is no privilege that disqualifies the obligation of worship for the disabled. The research questions are: 1) What are the implications of the fiqh guidance of worship for the disabled in the "Rumah Kasih Sayang" Krebet Jambon Village? 2) What are the implications of fiqh material for worship for the people of Krebet Jambon Village ?. To answer the formulation of the problem, the researcher used a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach. The results of this study are: 1) Deaf people can practice well the procedures of daily worship in accordance with the fiqh hospitality of disabled people while being able to carry out the obligation to worship together with the surrounding community. 2) People get new insights about fiqh worship for people with disabilities, changing their negative stigma towards disabled people and leading to the realization of an inclusive religious culture in Krebet Jambon Ponorogo Village.

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