Christian Missionary, African and Islamic Educational Historiographical Evaluation as Panacea to the Quest for Peace in the Nigerian Communities

Abstract

Violent conflict exists in every nation. Thereby, every nation seeks the promotion and existentialism of peace in every strata of her societies. Christian education was originally intended to promote peace through morality. Christian education in Africa claims consistently that it is an agent of morality African Education, in the pre-colonial era, was a transmuting form of education to impart moral, history, wisdom, myths, and other information concerning the community and lineage from one generation to another. Islamic religion as well claims to be an agent of morality. It is thus believed that this morality is imbedded to bring peace between God and man and, man with its fellow man and the society. This peaceful intended synchronization does not fully reflect on the Nigerian societies as there are pertinent cases of immoralities and palpable violent conflicts. Can the country's contemporary incessant violent conflicts ever be curbed? If yes, in what capacity can the biblical, African and Islamic missionary enterprises be panacea to moral challenges and conflicts to individuals in the Nigerian communities? If no, can there ever be a prognosis? This study attempted to do analyses of varied dynamics on peace and conflict. This paper used a historio-developmental analysis, by comparative methodology, on how these institutions have sought to promote peace to the Nigerian societies over the centuries. It critically examined the varied educational institutions and how they could empower a peaceful co-existence among Nigerians and her communities respectively.