God’s Sovereignty: Implication to the Church

Onwuka, E.S.
Department of Christian Religious Studies,
Federal College of Education, Kano- Nigeria.
E-mail: ejionwuka@yahoo.co.uk
Abstract
The paper starts by making it clear that despite what people think; God is absolutely in control of history. The paper continues by stating that it aims at making the church to look inward for the solution of the numerous problems of this nation. The working definitions of the terms “church” and “sovereignty” are given. Church as used here is a collective name of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Sovereignty of God on the other hand, simply means that God is infinitely supreme over all. It goes ahead to show that the sovereign God, can use anything and any circumstances – good or bad – to accomplish his purpose. It goes on to enumerate some calamities in this nation maintaining that God has allowed it to come to us for a purpose. It reminds Christians that they are both
salt and light of this nation. If the nation is decaying and all groping in darkness, it could be because the church has failed in her God-given responsibilities. It therefore calls on the church to consider her ways and go back to God so that the sovereign God can heal our nation.

“Folklore Is Life” Interview with Odili Tony Ujubuonu Asika, I.E. Department of English and Literary Studies Anambra State University, Igbariam Campus, Anambra State, Nigeria. Email: asikaikechukwu@yahoo.com

“Beyond Amnesty: Religion as a Tool for Homeland Security in Nigeria”

1David T.E. and 2Akpobome .D.
1Departments of Religious Studies and Philosophy
2Department of Languages and Linguistics
1&2Delta State University, Abraka.
Abstract
Disasters and terrorism make the world an insecure home for humankind. From the militant movement of several groups fighting in the Niger Delta, a new form of insecurity has arisen: Boko Haram. While political amnesty has failed to curb
the youth’s thirst for gun-waving in the Niger Delta, the use of force has failed to curb the menace of Boko Haram in the Northern part of this country. To confront the multifarious internal security challenges, this paper examined the historical antecedents of these conflicts. The paper discovered that the failure of the government to address the socio-economic needs of the youths has, in a
large measure, facilitated these conflicts. It also discovered that the removal of religious studies as a core subject in the school curricula of all tiers of education in Nigeria since the early 70s in no small measure contributed to the moral and social endemic corruption that is the bane of the country. The paper therefore is of the opinion that if religion is used as a tool for dialogue much will be achieved in terms of homeland security in Nigeria. The paper proposes
the use of several religion-based institutions as a line of first attack in handling social conflicts rather than the use of military and Police force. It argues that if religion is used as a tool for national orientation, much will be achieved in reducing the incidences of corruption which in turn will reduce the rate of social
conflicts.

AN ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL HUMANITY AND ITS DEVELOPMENT

Osarobu I.
Department of Philosophy
University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria
E-mail: osarobuisanbor@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
In our modern society, humanity has advanced many mythologies and approaches toward development and growth, but the same humanity has been neglecting the communal natural makeup which it possesses, where every human value is safeguarded and respected supposedly. This paper tries to explicate the value of
cultural humanity which the rights and dignity of the human person are adequately upheld always, towards any idea of development.

Developing Philosophy of Religion in a Theological Context

T.T. Bello
Department of Religious Studies
Ekiti State University Ado-Ekiti
E-mail: venttbello@yahoo.com
Abstract
This article’s concern is to look into the Religious Philosophical rethinking from the theological event. Theological philosophy from time had not been moving toward the same angle, but in this paper the researcher might want to recycle other sub-disciplines such as philosophical theology, systematictheology and Christian ethics. Question has been raised by scholars on why philosophy of religion and theology has always been at other end, this publication will look into it. Theological education and philosophy need to move
together because one is the branch of the other. This publication is
interested in the philosophy and theological tradition.

Trapped in the Spider’s Web: Black Man’s Experience in The Lonely Londoners and in Native Son

Maureen Amaka Azuike,
Department of English,
University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
E-mail: amakaazuike@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
In naturalistic sense, man is the product of his heredity and environment. Man is trapped in a vicious circle where the same conditions which humiliate him also tend to reduce the quality of his life and eventually triumph over him. The society, as it
were, spins these intolerable, extremely suffocating and self abasing conditions which dog man’s footsteps in all his endeavours. Samuel Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners and Richard Wright’s Native Son are novels which chronicle, among other things, the harrowing experiences of blacks as they struggle relentlessly to
survive in a racist society. In such a society, the black man is trapped and forced to lead a suffocating life of misery and poverty. To Selvon and Wright, wishful escapism is a form of survival from a social organization which inflicts pain on her citizens. Our major aim is to reveal that although the black man has a free will to
exist or the right to make choices, social and environmental forces do threaten and influence these choices thereby contributing further to his entrapment and disillusionment. Therefore, the injustices in the social structure in America, Europe
and in the West Indies are social threats which Selvon and Wright have written about and are protesting against in their works.

The 21st Century Scramble for Africa’s Resources: Issues and Problems

Adesanya, Olusegun Paul
Department of International Relations
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Email: adepaulsegun@yahoo.ca
Abstract
At the close of the last century, Africa was strapped between the US and its allies as the ‘raw material’ continent. Many countries of the continent thus evolved as suppliers of vital resources to these powers. The present century has been witnessing serious alteration in both the composition of such powers, and in global calculations. This is so, even as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
(BRICS) evolve as the alternative and/or challenger to Western powers’ position of leading global resources purchasers. In this vein, there have been new and higher demands for vital resources, particularly oil and gas, in Africa. The Western powers and Japan that perceive themselves, by default, as the conventional
consumers of resources on the continent have really not done much to bring about desired development in the units of the continent; perhaps they did much, but with little results. In spite of this knowledge, it has been observed in literature that the 21st century scramble for resource in Africa is being celebrated, particularly by elites in political, economic, military and academic spheres of the continent. Given this, the current study, while adopting a desktop research format, seeks to examine the fault lines in the present scramble for resources in the continent so
as to expose the deep-seated scheme of consigning Africa on the journey of perpetual underdevelopment. Although as claimed by pro-21st century scramble for resources analysts, certain advantages are inherent in the scramble; the current
study however finds out that more evil underlie the scramble than the said addition.

Fighting Corruption in Nigeria (Titus 2:7-13): A Hermeneutico-Theological Approach

John Arierhi Ottuh, Ph.D
Vicar: Winners Baptist Church, P. O. Box 1214, Effurun,
Delta State, Nigeria.
Email:wibachef90@yahoo.com
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Ottuh, J A. (2013) Fighting Corruption in Nigeria (Titus 2:7-13): A Hermeneutico-Theological Approach, J. of Art and Contemporary Society, Vol.5, No.1, Pp. 1-21