AN APPRAISAL OF THE PLACE OF RELIGION IN AWOLOWO’S POLITICAL THEORY
Journal Title: Asian Journal Social Sciences & Humanities - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Awolowo’s rejection of an African variant of socialism is informed by his belief that it (socialism) is a normative social science which cannot be localized or relativized. It, therefore, is a universal socio-political concept which enjoys global applicability or practicability. This said, Awolowo still goes on to attempt marriage between this normative social science and religion. The problem then is that such a marriage (between politics, in this case, socialism and religion) appears to negate the scientific pretensions of his theory. It is not argued that socialism must be anti-religion at all costs, but, one would expect that a truly scientific political theory should be separated (and of course, is separable) from religion which deals with the supernatural or transcendental reality.
Authors and Affiliations
J. O. Fasoro
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP87333
- DOI -
- Views 198
- Downloads 0
HOW FOLLOWERS OF JAVANESE MYSTICISM READ THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL LITERARY STUDY
This article is a study of how followers of Javanese mysticism read the signs of the times, using an anthropological literary approach. The article presents the results of a study about the ways in which followers of J...
Public Perceptions of Climate Variability Risks on Wetland Management: A Case of Ward 15 of Matobo North District, Zimbabwe
Wetlands are unique for storing water from storms; recharging ground water and serving as the habitat for a variety of aquatic organisms, wildlife and plants, including rare, threatened, endangered and endemic species. H...
THE EFFECT OF CLUSTER BASED STRATEGY INSTRUCTION ON IRANIAN EFL LEARNERS’ SPEAKING ABILITY
The present study investigated the effect of cluster based strategy instruction as some strategies (DVD, pictures, games and video projects) on Iranian EFL learners’ speaking ability. This study tried...
TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA: THE CASE OF ZIMBABWE
While a commendable effort has been made in establishing world economic growth determinants, the war to establish the causes of a slow economic growth in Africa still rages on. This paper offers an alternative explanat...
Marriage to First Birth Interval and its Associated Factors in Bangladesh
The purpose of this study is to examine the marriage to first birth interval and also to identify the socio-economic, demographic and cultural factors influencing the first birth interval among married women in Banglades...