Ndidiamaka Vivian Ugwu
Biographic Data
| ID | 1162734 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ndidiamaka Vivian Ugwu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ndidiamaka Vivian |
| FAMILY NAME | Ugwu |
| SIGNATURE | UGWU N V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nigeria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3314-3545 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘We do not father another man’s child’
Child adoption is a concept that provides the legal right for a person or persons to assume the parental role for a child who is not their biological offspring. In the Enugu-Ezike community, child adoption faces many challenges, ranging from the individual search for personal identity to family and community socio-cultural behaviour towards inheritance, even among Christians whose dogma teaches that all may be one. Scholars have written extensive…
Church of Nigeria’s (Anglican Communion) response to domestic violence against women in Nsukka local government area
Domestic violence, especially against women, has become a frequent occurrence in recent times, and most of these incidents are not reported. This study examined the response of the Anglican church to domestic violence against women, using Nsukka urban as a case study. This study is imperative as it explores the extent of domestic violence in Nsukka and the danger it poses. This study adopted a mixed research design of quantitative and qualitative…
Jesus’ Temptations Narrative and Its Implications for Today’s Christianity
Jesus’temptations narrative constitutes a foundational tenet within the Christian doctrines, elucidating Jesus’ ordeal in the wilderness, where the devil gravely enticed him to exploit his divine status as the son of God in fulfilling the messianic expectations of his people for self-serving purposes. From earliest Christianity, this narrative has been a subject of theological interpretations, whose lessons still hold relevance to today’s Christi…
Ethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Igbo Christian Marriages
This study explores the ethical dilemmas in contemporary Igbo Christian marriages as couples navigate the interaction between modernity and cultural identities. Marriage in traditional Igbo society is entrenched in strong cultural and religious values. However, Christianity and modernity have brought new dynamics to this institution in contemporary times. This paper, therefore, examines the influence of Christianity and modernity on Igbo traditio…
Begging enterprise
It is obvious that the practice of begging is growing exponentially and changing into various forms mostly among the Christians in the Nsukka area. Although begging has long been in existence in the Nsukka area, it has never been encouraged. Financial assistance from family and relatives usually prevents an indigent person from begging in the street. Giving alms to the poor is regarded as a religious duty by many people. But, some beggars take ad…
Environmental ethics, religious taboos and the Osun-Osogbo grove, Nigeria
Purpose The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) identifies building and development, a major corollary of population growth and urbanization, as the number one primary threat to the conservation of heritage sites worldwide. With efforts at conserving these sites focussing on anthropocentrism and ecocentrism, this study introduces and examines the role of the traditional African religion as a conservation stra…
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Environmental ethics, religious taboos and the Osun-Osogbo grove, Nigeria
Purpose The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) identifies building and development, a major corollary of population growth and urbanization, as the number one primary threat to the conservation of heritage sites worldwide. With efforts at conserving these sites focussing on anthropocentrism and ecocentrism, this study introduces and examines the role of the traditional African religion as a conservation stra…
Begging enterprise
It is obvious that the practice of begging is growing exponentially and changing into various forms mostly among the Christians in the Nsukka area. Although begging has long been in existence in the Nsukka area, it has never been encouraged. Financial assistance from family and relatives usually prevents an indigent person from begging in the street. Giving alms to the poor is regarded as a religious duty by many people. But, some beggars take ad…
Jesus’ Temptations Narrative and Its Implications for Today’s Christianity
Jesus’temptations narrative constitutes a foundational tenet within the Christian doctrines, elucidating Jesus’ ordeal in the wilderness, where the devil gravely enticed him to exploit his divine status as the son of God in fulfilling the messianic expectations of his people for self-serving purposes. From earliest Christianity, this narrative has been a subject of theological interpretations, whose lessons still hold relevance to today’s Christi…
Ethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Igbo Christian Marriages
This study explores the ethical dilemmas in contemporary Igbo Christian marriages as couples navigate the interaction between modernity and cultural identities. Marriage in traditional Igbo society is entrenched in strong cultural and religious values. However, Christianity and modernity have brought new dynamics to this institution in contemporary times. This paper, therefore, examines the influence of Christianity and modernity on Igbo traditio…
‘We do not father another man’s child’
Child adoption is a concept that provides the legal right for a person or persons to assume the parental role for a child who is not their biological offspring. In the Enugu-Ezike community, child adoption faces many challenges, ranging from the individual search for personal identity to family and community socio-cultural behaviour towards inheritance, even among Christians whose dogma teaches that all may be one. Scholars have written extensive…
Church of Nigeria’s (Anglican Communion) response to domestic violence against women in Nsukka local government area
Domestic violence, especially against women, has become a frequent occurrence in recent times, and most of these incidents are not reported. This study examined the response of the Anglican church to domestic violence against women, using Nsukka urban as a case study. This study is imperative as it explores the extent of domestic violence in Nsukka and the danger it poses. This study adopted a mixed research design of quantitative and qualitative…
Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Christianity (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Igbo (2 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (2 works)