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Dr. Louis Taiwo Omojola

Lecturer II | Lecturer in the the Department

Faculty of Arts · Department of Religious Studies

Specialization Comparative Religion, Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Christian Theology, Church History

Office: Department of Religious Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Phone: +234-8105624626

Email: louis.omojola@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Louis Taiwo Omojola is a Priest of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti and a native of Usi-Ekiti. He attended St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, Ojido, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State for the First School Leaving Certificate, Sacred Heart Seminary, Akure, Ondo-State and Unity Secondary School, Ado-Ekiti (now Ekiti State Government College, Ado-Ekiti), Ekiti Sate for the Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School Certificates. He had the Priestly formation at Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Major Seminary, Spiritual Year Campus, Ekpoma, Edo-State, Nigeria and Ss Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
He bagged a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Philosophy from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and Bachelor of Sacred Theology (B.TH) from the Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy. He also bagged the following Post-Graduate Degrees: a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Journalism from International Institute of Journalism, Abuja, Nigeria, Master of Arts (M.A) in Religious Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria with specialization in Comparative Religion, Licentiate in Sacred Theology (Sacrae Theologiae Licentiatus-S.T.L) from the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy with specialization in Interreligious/Ecumenical Studies, Certificate in Religious Pluralism (Cert) from Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, Professional Diploma in Education (P.D.E) from College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria (now Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Religious Studies with specialization in Comparative Religion from the Department of Religious Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Research Interests

Comparative Religion, Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Christian Theology, Church History

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Selected Publications

  1. The Imperative of Training Media Personnel in Religious Affairs Reporting for Effective Interreligious Dialogue and Relations in Nigeria
    Authors: Louis Taiwo Omojola
    Sapientia Global Journal of Arts, Humanities & Development Studies (SGOJAHDS) (2026)
  2. Managing the Religious Space by Examining Proselytisation Among Religious Adherents for Mutual Co-existence in Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigeria.
    Authors: Louis Taiwo Omojola
    International Journal of Criminology and Security Studies. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. (2026)
  3. A Sociological Impacts of Joint Celebrations of Religious Festivals as a Panacea for Security in Religious Practices among Religious Adherents in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
    Authors: Louis Taiwo Omojola.
    F U O Y E Journal of Criminology and Security Studies (FJCSS), Department of Criminology and Security Studies. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria, (2026)
  4. Effects of Culture and Religious Formation on Mutual Co- existence Between Religious Adherents in Ekiti State, Southwestern, Nigeria.
    Authors: Louis Taiwo Omojola
    Journal of Social Spectrum (JSS), School of Social Sciences, College of Social and Management Sciences. Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (2025)
  5. A Survey of Second Vatican Council Documents on Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue.
    Authors: Louis Taiwo Omojola
    UNITATIS: A Theologico-Ecumenical Journal (2025)
  6. Spiritual Ecumenism: A Sine Qua Non for Effective Ecumenical Dialogue in Nigeria.
    Authors: Louis Taiwo Omojola.
    UNITATIS: A Theologico-Ecumenical Journal. (2024)
  7. The Gains of the Practice of Religion on National Development in the Pre-Colonial and Contemporary Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis.
    Authors: Ogunlusi Clement Temitope and Louis Taiwo Omojola.
    International Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Science. (2023)
  8. Keeping: The Patristic Legacy to Contemporary Christians in Nigeria in The Identity and Dignity of the Priestly Ministry.
    Authors: Louis Taiwo Omojola, Record-
    A Festschrift for the 25th Anniversary of the Priestly Ordination of Rev Fr Emmanuel Adebayo Lewis (2021)
  9. African Traditional Marriage Rites: Towards Inculturation the Sacrament of Matrimony.
    Authors: Omojola Louis and Fadeyi Emmanuel
    NACATHS Journal of African Theology, (2002)

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