Reconstructing Love for God vis-à-vis Religious Intolerance in Nigeria through the Philosophy of Samae Spirit

IF 0.4 4区 哲学 0 RELIGION International Journal of Public Theology Pub Date : 2024-03-08 DOI:10.1163/15697320-20240114
Chammah J. Kaunda, Cyril Emeka Ejike
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This article addresses the question of how the spirit of love, as articulated in the Samae spirit (three loves – divine, humanity and environment), can offer a concrete approach to translating divine-love into actionable expressions in a volatile religious pluralistic context, such as Nigeria. Drawing lessons from the theory of the Samae Spirit, we argue that love for God should not be considered in isolation from divine-love for the world and the religious other. We conclude that the all-embracing and concrete interpretation and understanding of divine-love has the potential to foster and nurture life-giving religious pluralism, making divine-love a force immanent in Nigeria.

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通过萨马伊精神哲学重建尼日利亚的上帝之爱与宗教不容忍问题
本文探讨了萨马精神(三爱--神爱、人性之爱和环境之爱)所阐述的爱的精神如何为在尼日利亚这样一个动荡的宗教多元化背景下将神爱转化为可付诸行动的表达方式提供具体方法的问题。我们从萨马精神理论中汲取经验教训,认为对神的爱不应与对世界和宗教他者的神爱割裂开来。我们的结论是,对神爱的全面、具体的解释和理解有可能促进和培育具有生命力的宗教多元化,使神爱成为尼日利亚的一种内在力量。
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