Impact of Religion, Personality, Values and Worldviews on Attitudes Towards Human Rights

Modestus Chiedozie Adimekwe, a Catholic priest, educationist, and researcher, studied philosophy and theology at St. Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria, a Master’s degree in Sociology from the Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg, and a Ph.D. in Practical Theology from the Julius-Maximilian’s University, Wuerzburg – both in Bavaria, Germany. He specialised in Religious Education, and migration and integration issues. As a member of the International Project Religion and Human Rights, he has severally been involved in preparing the association’s annual international conferences through data collection and analyses. This book is basically the result of his scholarly exchanges during those outings and also of his vast experience from previous places of apostolate, including the educational institutions in which he served both in Nigeria and abroad. Modestus has published other scholarly articles in some renowned journals. These include: “Predictors of Judicial Human Rights’ Attitudes of Adolescents in Nigeria”, and “Exploring Attitudes Towards Human Rights and the Religiosity of Adolescents in Nigeria” – both together with Prof. Dr. Dr. H.-G. Ziebertz.

• Part 1. Religion and human rights in nigeria.- Chapter 1. Nigeria's Human Rights System.- Chapter 2. Legal, Social and Religious Perspectives on the Status of Human Rights in Nigeria.- Chapter 3. Explaining Human Rights Attitudes.- Part 2. Explaining Human Rights Attitudes.- Chapter 4. Research Design.- Chapter 5. Empirical Findings.- Part 3. Discussion of salient findings.- Chapter 6. The Quest for an Authentic Culture of Human Rights.