RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Religious education can be defined as the studies that cultivate the right knowledge of the service and worship of God or the supernatural. The purpose of this paper is to identify how Religious education aim at providing the individuals with good moral, character, and social sense of responsibility and sustainability as regard development. For instance, Islam does not create a division between a worldly and the religious significance of education. This research type is historical having the contribution of the three dominant religion, Islam, Christianity and Traditional types as the point of focus. Religion education play vital role in sustainable development of Nigeria and Africa at large despite disagreement, fighting that arises from religious intolerance. The finding of this research reveals that religious education plays an active role in noticeable discourse change for sustainable development. (a) Religion play vital role in developmental institutions and agencies.(b)The extremist in every religion are those that are responsible for violence; killings and barbaric behaviour. (c)Religion is responsible for moral, spiritual, political and social developments Conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made that religious education should not be a total neglect in discourse and should be seen as partners in development