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  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 religion in the institution of chieftaincy: the case of the Akan of Ghana 
    Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2009-10)
  • 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 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Theatres of love & the nexus between Christianity & Islam: the case of Ghana 
    Abdul-Hamid, Mustapha (University of Cape Coast, 2011)
    Christianity and Islam have been locked up for centuries in a constant battle for land and souls. This struggle for turf has been responsible for countless wars that have resulted in huge losses, both human and material. ...
  • 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 ...

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