RELIGION AS A TOOL FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Osajie, Justina Nwazuni

Department of Christian Religious Studies,

College of Education, Agbor

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Abstract

The paper explores the possibility of drawing on religious values and ethos in solving some of the problem militating against national development. The paper undertakes a sociological interpretation of the phenomena which have militated against meaningful development of the nation viz a viz global standard. It discovers among other things that corruption, poor leadership, moral decadence, insecurity, low economic growth, religious crisis among others contribute to the low pace of development of the nation. It concludes by recommending that all religious groups should draw on the theosophical perspectives of religion (Christianity, Islam and African Traditional Religion) in the country to foster peaceful co-existence in order for the nation to actualize her dreams of national development.

Keywords:  Development, Tool, Corruption, Sociological, Challenges.