The role of religious studies in promoting peaceful coexistence among citizens using Awo-Ekiti as a case study
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
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy | University of Ibadan | 1995 |
| Bachelor of Sacred Theology | Pontifical Urbaniana University | 2000 |
| Master of Arts in Comparative Religious Studies | University of Ilorin | 2017 |
Undergraduate Project Supervision
A Comparative analysis of healing practices in African Traditional Religion and Christianity in Ekiti Centra local government area
Course Teaching
Survey of African Traditional Religion
Traditional Religion in Africa
Philosophy of Religion
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 publicationFeminism 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 publicationNeo-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