THE NEED FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE IN THE NIGERIAN PLURALISTIC SOCIETY

Ambrose Obodoezeojiakor Ogueche (PhD), Rev. Fr. Dr. Williams Peter Awoshiri, Joseph Umar Bibinu, Habila Katuka, Benjamin Sergius

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The thrust of this work is on the need for inter-religious dialogue in the Nigerian pluralistic society. It is in controvertible fact that healthy inter-religious dialogue can avert inter-religious crises in Nigerian Society. The researchers made use of secondary sources of data collection as their methodology. The work found out that inter-religious dialogue is a panacea to inter-religious crises in the Nigerian society. The work also identified roles of both the government and religious leaders I the religious dialogue in order to maintain peace and stability in the Nigerian society. They work recommended that there should be sincerity of purpose among stake holders in inter-religious dialogue. Another is that religious leaders should sensitize their subjects and the government should put inter-religious dialogue in both primary and secondary schools curriculum.


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Need, Inter-religious Dialogue, Pluralism, Nigerian, Society.

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