Religious Studies

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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.
An analysis of the interplay between marital relationships and mental health
(Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, 2019-06) Gbadamosi, O. A.
Marriage is an institution that has played prominent roles in the history of humanity. It has aided the growth of the human race and also filled the vacuum of solitariness by creating companionship. This study discusses this important human institution from the perspective of mental health. Mental health, as applied in this study, is not referring to the presence of mental diseases, but the absence of it. This study examines marriage, by exploring the bilateral nexus between marriage and mental health via empiricism, which attributes experience as the origin and the source of validity of all possible knowledge. This is done with a view to analysing the place of marriage in emotional wellbeing and the psychological issues that can affect marriage.
Contemporary ethical issues II - moral principles and conflicts
(General Studies Directorate, Chrisland University, 2024) Oke, O.
Contextualising Jesus’ Teaching on Marriage and Adultery in Selected Church Denominations in Ibadan
(2014) Oyekan, F. E.
Conflicts between Jesus’ teachings on marriage and adultery and some church traditions have resulted in misinterpretation of some bible passages and wrongly premised church doctrines. Previous research has highlighted Jesus' teachings as a stratagem against the high rate of marital problems among Christians, but has not adequately examined the conflict between Jesus' teachings and church traditions on marriage and adultery. This study, therefore, examined Jesus’ teachings on marriage and adultery in the Synoptic Gospels to determine the extent to which they aligned with selected church traditions and the effects of these on the churches. The study was premised on Abogunrin’s model of contextualisation. Eight Roman Catholic Churches (RCC), 15 Baptist Churches (BC) and 12 Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Ibadan North, North East, South East, North West and South West local government areas were purposively sampled. This was because they adequately represented the Mainline, Evangelical and the African Initiated Churches. Five hundred and fifty-four copies of a questionnaire were administered to purposively selected church leaders and members in the churches. In-depth interviews were conducted with 248 adults: married but separated (134), divorced and remarried (102), divorced based on restitution (12). Two focus group discussions were held with 25 people from each local government. Additional information was sought from church publications. Mark 10:1-12, Matthew 19:3-12 and Luke 16:18 were exegetically analysed. Quantitative data were subjected to percentages. Jesus' teachings on marriage and adultery centred on the Christian concept of virtues across the Synoptic gospels. In Matthew, Jesus prescribes monogamy (Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:8), conceiving of sex as a mono-partner affair, which precludes adultery and fornication (Matthew 5: 27-30). He teaches re-marriage as a venture in sinful re-union (Matthew 19:5; Luke 16:18). Within marriage, He recognises a strict adultery-tied divorce (Matthew 19:9) or no divorce (Mark 10: 9-12). All the churches situated sex within marriage and monogamy, but accommodated remarriage on differential grounds: RCC and BC officially disallowed remarriage on grounds of broken covenantal marriages, and divorce caused by desertion, adultery and unbeliever partnership. The RCC offered remarriage in cases of invalid marriages; and CCC on grounds of childlessness, adultery and desire for a male child; but BC only for widows. Consequently, there was a higher rate of divorce in CCC (CCC=60.0%, BC=35.0% and RCC= 5.0 %) than in RCC and BC. Polygyny, though doctrinally approved in CCC, and disapproved in RCC and BC, was a practice in RCC: 3.0% and BC: 24.0%. Paradoxically, while 85.0% of the respondents in the CCC recommended remarriage as an effective intervention in broken marriages, 55.0% of BC respondents and 30.5 % of RCC desired remarriage after divorce. The teachings in Roman Catholic and Baptist churches were largely consistent with Jesus' teaching on marriage and adultery; those of Celestial Church of Christ deviated completely from them. However, in practice, none of the churches aligned with Jesus' standards. Therefore, to keep within Bible-based prescriptions, the churches should align with the teachings of Jesus in theory and practice, but should be pragmatic in applying Jesus' principles

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