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Correlation between Divine Love and Peaceful Coexistence in National Development of Nigeria

The struggle to accommodate one another in the face of ethnic, religious and political differences among Nigerians is arguably Nigeria’s biggest problem today. This has led to conflict in various forms which have claimed several lives and property in Nigeria. Findings reveal that greed, lawlessness and marginalization among others contribute to this ugly phenomenon. The research examines the correlation between divine love and peaceful coexistence to explore ways in which divine love can bring about peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. The descriptive phenomenological method was adopted for the study due to the objectivity of the research. This paper recommends among others that the religious bodies in Nigeria should employ all measures and strategies to form the conscience of the people with divine love through their continual effort by their preaching and sacraments to establish peace in individual heart, across families, as well as across the Nation. The paper therefore, concludes that if the religious bodies in Nigeria own up the task of impacting the message of divine love as it is in their
religious text, peaceful coexistence among Nigerian’s will be achieved and it will in turn, boost National development in Nigeria.