• Youth and pornography in Ghana: An ethical perspective 

  Anderson Jnr, George; Oppong, Joseph (University of Cape Coast, 2014-07)

  Technology has caused more harm than good in Ghana to some extent. This is in view of the falling standards in moral foundations of children and youth in Ghana. In the recent years, youngsters are exposed to pornographic ...
• Wisdom, masculinity, and health in the book of Proverbs 

  Okyere, Kojo (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  “Being a man” in today’s world is a challenging and confusing task. Culture and religion, the two main sources from which men construct their identities, now have an important addition: the popular media. How men perceive ...
• Wife battery: a divine command from the garden of eden or a gene disorder in men? Ethical perspectives 

  Anderson Jnr, George; Oppong, Joseph (University of Cape Coast, 2019-03-31)

  In the past, women in the Ghanaian traditional societies were mostly not actively involved in issues relating to decision-making, leadership, and public engagement in the company of men. Their place was the kitchen. That ...
• Understanding comprehensive learning requirements in the light of al-Zarnūjī’s Ta‘līm al-Muta‘allim 

  Huda, Miftachul; Yusuf, Jibrail Bin; Jasmi, Kamarul Azmi; Zakaria, Gamal Nasir (University of Cape Coast, 2016)

  This article examines the requirements for quality learning in Islam from the perspective of al-Zarnūjī and according to his book, Ta‘līm al-Muta‘allim. This book has been a source of reference for both students and teachers ...
• Towards an effective financial management from offerings in the Church: A study of some selected classical pentecostal churches in the Ashanti Region of Ghana 

  Shaibu, Iddrissu Adam (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  This paper looks at how some selected classical Pentecostal churches in the Ashanti Region of Ghana could be proactive in managing their funds generated from their offerings above reproach .This has been done using both ...
• Time, knowledge, and the clash of Civilizations: An Islamic approach 

  Yusuf, Jibrail bin; Abdulsalam, Hashir A. (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

  For Muslims, Islam is time conscious and eternal, its wisdom and rules having emanated from High are not only constant but are, simultaneously, responsive to changing circumstances of every environment and culture or ...
• The rhetoric of work in proverbs 24:30-34 

  Okyere, Kojo (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  The book of Proverbs contains several instances where the Israelite sages highlight the value of work for the individual and for society. Proverbs 24:30-34 is a masterful example of such a rhetorical piece. Failure to ...
• The Role of Zakāh in poverty alleviation 

  Shah, Hassan Shakeel; Yusuf, Jibrail Bin (University of Cape Coast, 2002)

  This paper examines the importance of the institution of Zakāh in Islam with the aim of highlighting its role as an effective tool for poverty alleviation. Zakāh has an immense value in the Islamic financial system. It is ...
• The role of religion in the institution of chieftaincy: The case of the Akan of Ghana 

  Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2009)
• The role of religious education in environmental conservation in Ghana 

  Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

  Several studies including De Witt (2000), Tucker and Grimm (2001), Motawalli (2002), Dryzek) (2006) Ntiamua-Baidu (2008) and Deneulin and Bano (2009), have shown that religion or faith-related organisations are among the ...
• The pedagogy of sexual morality in proverbs five 

  Okyere, Kojo (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  The book of Proverbs is an ancient testimony to the subject of education in ancient Israel. Several scholars have explored this interesting, yet relatively new current in biblical scholarship on the book of Proverbs. ...
• The lifeboat ethics and traditional Akan ethics: A critical comparative study 

  Appiah-Sekyere, Paul (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  The “Lifeboat ethics” as propounded by Garrett Hardin has gained currency in contemporary world. This is in view of some form of pragmatic truth and how Hardin theorises to explain the relationships that exist between the ...
• The debate on the use of genetic technology and production of gm foods in Ghana: Ethical perspectives 

  Appiah, Simon Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

  As has been the case in other parts of the world, recent attempts to pass a bill on the use of genetic technology for food production in Ghana have naturally led to intense debates between those who favour the technology ...
• Teenage pregnancy in the life and thought of the traditional Akan: Moral perspectives 

  Appiah-­Sekyerea, Paul; ­Nyamekyea, Samuel Awuah (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

  In the past, teenage pregnancy was very rare among the traditional Akan people, currently, however it has reached an alarming stage. The traditional rites that were effective in instituting ...
• Salvaging nature: The Akan religio-cultural perspective 

  Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

  The way many Ghanaians relate to the environment now is not the best; they just do not care about how to handle the environment in a sustainable way. They have forgotten that life is environment and environment is life due ...
• Responding to the environmental crisis in Ghana: The role of humanist ethics 

  Appiah-Sekyere, Paul; Oppong, Joseph (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

  In the past, traditional Ghanaians were able to manage their environment effectively. Presently, there are many environmental problems facing Ghana, rendering Ghana as the seventh dirtiest nation and second in open defecation ...
• Religious tolerance some observations in the context of Islam–West encounter 

  Umar, Suheyl (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

  The paper investigates how the West engaged with the idea and practice of tolerance as it had manifested in other religions and cultures and how does it relate to the historical trajectory through which it became established ...
• Religious language and the charge of blasphemy: In Defence of Al-Hallaj 

  Abdul-Hamid, Mustapha (University of Cape Coast, 2013-08-15)

  On the 24 of March 922CE, a Muslim mystic was executed in Baghdad for the alleged crime of blasphemy. Husayn Al-Mansur better known by the nickname Al-Hallāj had his hands and feet struck off and hanged on a gibbet in the ...
• Religious education in a democratic state: The case of Ghana 

  Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

  According to the 2000 government census, approximately 69 percent of Ghana`s population is Christian, 16 percent is Muslim, and 9 percent adheres to traditional indigenous religions or other religions. Other religions ...
• Religion and morality in Ghana: A reflection 

  Anderson Jnr, George (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  Several scholars have written extensively on religion and morality. These works generally try to answer the question of what determines morality. Whiles some scholars strongly maintain that religion is the determinant of ...

• Youth and pornography in Ghana: An ethical perspective 

  Anderson Jnr, George; Oppong, Joseph (University of Cape Coast, 2014-07)

  Technology has caused more harm than good in Ghana to some extent. This is in view of the falling standards in moral foundations of children and youth in Ghana. In the recent years, youngsters are exposed to pornographic ...
• Wisdom, masculinity, and health in the book of Proverbs 

  Okyere, Kojo (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  “Being a man” in today’s world is a challenging and confusing task. Culture and religion, the two main sources from which men construct their identities, now have an important addition: the popular media. How men perceive ...
• Wife battery: a divine command from the garden of eden or a gene disorder in men? Ethical perspectives 

  Anderson Jnr, George; Oppong, Joseph (University of Cape Coast, 2019-03-31)

  In the past, women in the Ghanaian traditional societies were mostly not actively involved in issues relating to decision-making, leadership, and public engagement in the company of men. Their place was the kitchen. That ...
• Understanding comprehensive learning requirements in the light of al-Zarnūjī’s Ta‘līm al-Muta‘allim 

  Huda, Miftachul; Yusuf, Jibrail Bin; Jasmi, Kamarul Azmi; Zakaria, Gamal Nasir (University of Cape Coast, 2016)

  This article examines the requirements for quality learning in Islam from the perspective of al-Zarnūjī and according to his book, Ta‘līm al-Muta‘allim. This book has been a source of reference for both students and teachers ...
• Towards an effective financial management from offerings in the Church: A study of some selected classical pentecostal churches in the Ashanti Region of Ghana 

  Shaibu, Iddrissu Adam (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  This paper looks at how some selected classical Pentecostal churches in the Ashanti Region of Ghana could be proactive in managing their funds generated from their offerings above reproach .This has been done using both ...
• Time, knowledge, and the clash of Civilizations: An Islamic approach 

  Yusuf, Jibrail bin; Abdulsalam, Hashir A. (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

  For Muslims, Islam is time conscious and eternal, its wisdom and rules having emanated from High are not only constant but are, simultaneously, responsive to changing circumstances of every environment and culture or ...
• The rhetoric of work in proverbs 24:30-34 

  Okyere, Kojo (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  The book of Proverbs contains several instances where the Israelite sages highlight the value of work for the individual and for society. Proverbs 24:30-34 is a masterful example of such a rhetorical piece. Failure to ...
• The Role of Zakāh in poverty alleviation 

  Shah, Hassan Shakeel; Yusuf, Jibrail Bin (University of Cape Coast, 2002)

  This paper examines the importance of the institution of Zakāh in Islam with the aim of highlighting its role as an effective tool for poverty alleviation. Zakāh has an immense value in the Islamic financial system. It is ...
• The role of religion in the institution of chieftaincy: The case of the Akan of Ghana 

  Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2009)
• The role of religious education in environmental conservation in Ghana 

  Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

  Several studies including De Witt (2000), Tucker and Grimm (2001), Motawalli (2002), Dryzek) (2006) Ntiamua-Baidu (2008) and Deneulin and Bano (2009), have shown that religion or faith-related organisations are among the ...
• The pedagogy of sexual morality in proverbs five 

  Okyere, Kojo (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  The book of Proverbs is an ancient testimony to the subject of education in ancient Israel. Several scholars have explored this interesting, yet relatively new current in biblical scholarship on the book of Proverbs. ...
• The lifeboat ethics and traditional Akan ethics: A critical comparative study 

  Appiah-Sekyere, Paul (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  The “Lifeboat ethics” as propounded by Garrett Hardin has gained currency in contemporary world. This is in view of some form of pragmatic truth and how Hardin theorises to explain the relationships that exist between the ...
• The debate on the use of genetic technology and production of gm foods in Ghana: Ethical perspectives 

  Appiah, Simon Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

  As has been the case in other parts of the world, recent attempts to pass a bill on the use of genetic technology for food production in Ghana have naturally led to intense debates between those who favour the technology ...
• Teenage pregnancy in the life and thought of the traditional Akan: Moral perspectives 

  Appiah-­Sekyerea, Paul; ­Nyamekyea, Samuel Awuah (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

  In the past, teenage pregnancy was very rare among the traditional Akan people, currently, however it has reached an alarming stage. The traditional rites that were effective in instituting ...
• Salvaging nature: The Akan religio-cultural perspective 

  Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

  The way many Ghanaians relate to the environment now is not the best; they just do not care about how to handle the environment in a sustainable way. They have forgotten that life is environment and environment is life due ...
• Responding to the environmental crisis in Ghana: The role of humanist ethics 

  Appiah-Sekyere, Paul; Oppong, Joseph (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

  In the past, traditional Ghanaians were able to manage their environment effectively. Presently, there are many environmental problems facing Ghana, rendering Ghana as the seventh dirtiest nation and second in open defecation ...
• Religious tolerance some observations in the context of Islam–West encounter 

  Umar, Suheyl (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

  The paper investigates how the West engaged with the idea and practice of tolerance as it had manifested in other religions and cultures and how does it relate to the historical trajectory through which it became established ...
• Religious language and the charge of blasphemy: In Defence of Al-Hallaj 

  Abdul-Hamid, Mustapha (University of Cape Coast, 2013-08-15)

  On the 24 of March 922CE, a Muslim mystic was executed in Baghdad for the alleged crime of blasphemy. Husayn Al-Mansur better known by the nickname Al-Hallāj had his hands and feet struck off and hanged on a gibbet in the ...
• Religious education in a democratic state: The case of Ghana 

  Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

  According to the 2000 government census, approximately 69 percent of Ghana`s population is Christian, 16 percent is Muslim, and 9 percent adheres to traditional indigenous religions or other religions. Other religions ...
• Religion and morality in Ghana: A reflection 

  Anderson Jnr, George (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  Several scholars have written extensively on religion and morality. These works generally try to answer the question of what determines morality. Whiles some scholars strongly maintain that religion is the determinant of ...

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