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Mr. Adeyemi Anthony Oyelami

Lecturer II

Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts

Area of Specialization: Comparative Religious Studies

Biography

Oyelami Adéyẹmí Anthony is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti. He started his academic journey through St. Gregory Catholic Primary school Ikare Akoko, Annunciation School Ikere Ekiti and eventually through the seminary of St. Peter and Paul an affiliate of the University of Ibadan and Pontifical Urbananian University Rome where he bagged Bachelor degree in both Philosophy and Theology.
He proceeded in 2016 to University of Ilorin where he bagged his Master degree in comparative Religious Studies and currently running his Ph.D program in the same University. After teaching for Eighteen years with the Ekiti State teaching service commission, he joined the University community in 2021.
He is currently with the department of Religious Studies in the Faculty of Arts, Federal University Oye-Ekiti.

Research Interests

African Traditional Religion

Qualifications

DegreeInstitutionYear
Bachelor of Arts in PhilosophyUniversity of Ibadan1995
Bachelor of Sacred TheologyPontifical Urbaniana University2000
Master of Arts in Comparative Religious StudiesUniversity of Ilorin2017

Undergraduate Project Supervision

Awe Boluwatife Sylvia · 2025

The role of religious studies in promoting peaceful coexistence among citizens using Awo-Ekiti as a case study

Fatuase Bosede Victoria · 2026

A Comparative analysis of healing practices in African Traditional Religion and Christianity in Ekiti Centra local government area

Course Teaching

ATR102 · 2025/2026/Second

Survey of African Traditional Religion

RES201 · 2025/2026/First

Traditional Religion in Africa

RES301 · 2025/2026/First

Philosophy of Religion

RES404 · 2025/2026/Second

Continuity and Discontinuity in African Traditional Religion

Selected Publications

Dynamics of Kingship Institution in Ilupeju -Ekiti: Legacies of Oral Tradition in Societal peace

Authors: Oyelami Adéyẹmí Anthony and Achike Kelechi Julius, Ph.D

Obitun Journal of the Humanities • 2026

Open publication

Feminism and Christian marriage in Ilorin Nigeria: A reconciliation of strange bedfellows

Authors: Oyelami Adéyẹmí Anthony and Abiona Lawrence Adekunle, Ph.D

Ekere Journal of Religion (EJR) • 2024

Open publication

Neo-paganism and the implications on the consecrated life

Authors: Anthony 'Yemi Oyelami and Clement Temitope Ogunlusi Ph.D

Ado Journal of Religions and culture • 2024

Open publication

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