Religious Studies
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Item An examination of the legal and religious dimensions to separation in marriage(2021-10) Oke, O. P.Separation in marriage has become a burning issue that has generated a lot of debates in Nigeria today as it affects many homes and the society at large. Scholars in Order to deal with the problem have approached the subject matter from the cultural, psychological, and sociological perspectives. 13ut, an area where little or no attention has been paid over the years which necessitated this study is the religious and legal dimensions to the discourse. That is, a religious and legal look at what constitutes Separation in marriage and how the menace can be brought to the barest minimum. The method adopted in the study is the use of materials that are relevant to Separation and divorce. Recommendation will be made on how to address the issues involved in Separation and how separated couples can live a better life thereby enhancing peace and harmonious relationship in the society.Item Right to live and right to die: a religious and legal look at euthanasia(College of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences, Mountain Top University, MFM-Prayer City, Ogun State, 2018-12) Oke, O. P.Over the years, the debates on the right to live and right to die (euthanasia) have evoked avalanche of human sentiments from scholars. Previous studies so far carried out have focused mainly on the medical, moral and psychological perspectives with little attention paid to the religio-legal dimension in the entire discourse. This is the gap in scholarship that this work intends to fill. That is, a consideration of the camps of irreconcilable proponents and opponents of euthanasia in the Contemporary society from the religious and legal angles. The study employs qualitative method in carrying out this research. The paper finds out, among other things, that the rate of euthanasia can be brought to the barest minimum if both religious leaders and the judiciary take the bull by the horns in addressing the various issues that make euthanasia to become rampant in the society. This paper therefore examines the meaning of euthanasia, the argument for and against and the Position of the three major religions in Nigeria and the law in the discourse. Recommendations are also offered on how to treat terminally sick person in the society.