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  • Incorporating humanist ethical approach to remedy environmental “abuses” in Ghana 
    Appiah-Sekyere, Paul (University of Cape Coast, 2016)
    The influence that traditional Ghanaian norms, taboos, and folktales had in ensuring environmental protection and sustainability has been greatly minimized by the inroads of foreign cultures and religions such as Christianity ...
  • Indigenous religious environmentalism in Africa 
    Botchway, De-Valera; Agyemang, Yaw Sarkodie (University of Cape Coast, 2000)
  • Indigenous ways of creating environmental awareness: A case study from Berekum traditional area, Ghana 
    Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
    The people of Berekum Traditional Area, Brong Ahafo region, Ghana, use their religio-cultural practices to instill and impart traditional ecological knowledge to their youth. Qualitative methodology research identified the ...
  • Interest free banking and finance in brunei darussalam: Present realities and future prospects 
    Yusuf, Jibrail Bin; Shakeel, Hassan; Ayaz, Shah Mohammad; Buaben, Jabal Muhammad (University of Cape Coast, 2018)
    Brunei is among the few countries vigorously pursuing interest-free banking. Looking at its status, there is no doubt that Islamic banking and finance remains a governmental project in Brunei. This paper examines the ...
  • Islam, Politics and Development: negotiating the future of Dagbon. 
    Abdul-Hamid, Mustapha (University of Cape Coast, 2011)
    Dagbon is the territory that is inhabited by the Dagomba people. Dagombas are part of the Mole-Dagbani speaking people, having descended from a common ancestor with the Moshis, Mamprusis and Nanumbas. Dagbon is in the ...
  • Islamic economics and the relevance of Al-Qawā‘id Al-Fiqhiyyah 
    Mustafa, Daud A.; Abdulsalam, Hashir A.; Yusuf, Jibrail B. (University of Cape Coast, 2016)
    Islamic economics, as part of the Islamic body of knowledge, has emerged as a new social science discipline that has gained currency and recognition in various institutions of higher learning in the contemporary Muslim ...
  • Islamic Microfinancing by the Banking Sector of Pakistan: Problems and Solutions 
    Ayaz, Mohammad; Shah, Hassan Shakeel; Noor, Amat ul Mateen; Shaheen, Sadaf; Yusuf, Jibrail Bin (University of Cape Coast, 2019)
    This study highlights the obstacles which limit the penetration of the banking sector in the field of Islamic microfinance in Pakistan, keeping in view the practitioners’ perspective as to how these obstacles can be overcome. ...
  • John Wesley’s christian leadership paradigm: A model for the Ghanaian Clergy 
    Shaibu, Iddrissu Adam (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    The thrust of this paper is to explore John Wesley’s leadership paradigm as a model for Ghanaian pastors. This was done by reviewing literature on John Wesley and his leadership style. It came out that some Ghanaian clergy ...
  • Legal and corporate governance framework for Islamic banks in Pakistan 
    Ayaz, Mohammad; Shah, Hassan Shakeel; Yusuf, Jibrail Bin (University of Cape Coast, 2018)
    As custodians and trustees of public money, Islamic banking institutions (IBIs) must have a good reputation that cannot be achieved without a strong legal and corporate governance (CG) framework. The base for good governance ...
  • 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 ...
  • Living a sustainable life: African and Old Testament proverbs in dialogue 
    Okyere, Kojo; Assanful, Vincent (University of Cape Coast, 2013)
  • Magic and miracles in Ghana: A critical examination 
    Appiah-Sekyere, Paul; Anderson Jnr, George (University of Cape Coast, 2013)
    Some people seem to understand magic and miracles to be the same. The understanding of such people can be attributed to the effects that the two phenomena produce. However, magic has also been perceived by some people to ...
  • Muslim ‘Priesthood’ in Dagbon: in Search of a Definition 
    Abdul-Hamid, Mustapha (University of Cape Coast, 2010-09)
    Dagbon refers to the geographical area occupied by the Dagomba ethnic group in the Volta Basin in Ghana’s administrative region called the Northern Region. The Dagomba are a predominantly islamised people whose social, ...
  • On human life: Traditional AKAN ethical perspectives 
    Appiah-Sekyere, Paul (University of Cape Coast, 2018)
    Prior to the advent of foreign cultures and religions such as Christianity and Islam, issues such as teenage pregnancy, abortion and suicide that threaten the dignity of human life were very rare among traditional Akans. ...
  • 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. ...
  • A reading of Mathew 20:20-28 and implications for local governments in Ghana 
    Nsiah, Alice Matilda (University of Cape Coast, 2013)
    This study examined the functions of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the 1992 Constitutions of the Republic of Ghana in the light of Mt. 20:20-28 in an attempt to throw light on their ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Religious Language and the Charge of Blasphemy: In Defence of Al-Hallaj 
    Abdul-Hamid, Mustapha (University of Cape Coast, 2013-08)
    On the 24th 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 ...
  • 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 ...

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