Christian Religious Education and the Redemptive Process of a Collapsed System of Morality in Nigeria

Abstract

The general decay in the core values and moral standard of the Nigerian society has become very worrisome as the world journeys into modernity. Certain forces are responsible for the quantum of moral bankruptcy experienced in the country. Decay in the moral standard of Nigeria has been a grappling issue even among religious and other institutions. This collapse in the moral standard will continue unhindered if a radical approach to redeem it is not applied. It is on this premise that this paper attempts to x-ray the degree of damage the decay in the morality of the country has caused. First, it indicts religious institutions particularly the Christian Religious Educators (CRE) for not preparing a morally sound minded people with good upbringing that will positively affect the decadence experienced in the country. Second, family, political, and the school as other institutions that are also proxies and contributors to the morally corrupt Nigerian society. It advocates that if the moral standard of Nigeria will be raised, the need for spiritual and ethical reformation in these institutions are necessary. It is believed that if CRE rise to the challenge of societal bankruptcy as should be, the society will be rid of the virus that causes decay. It sees CRE as the vehicle that will champion the move of sanitising the Nigerian society beginning from the family, the Church and the society at large. Finally, it recommends that CRE must reposition themselves as agents of moral transformation in the country through living an exemplary life style that is worthy of emulation.