ISSN: 2360-7866

 International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review
 

International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 8(3), pp. 72-80. June, 2020.

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2020.065

Review

Interfaith Moral and Ethical Values for Peace Education in Ethiopian Schools: The Commandments in Christianity and Islam

Ali Yassin

Assistant Professor in Curriculum and Instruction at Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia) E-mail alyassin1999@gmail.com  Mobile:+251914717628

Accepted 11 June 2020

The purpose of this article is to assess the need for interfaith moral and ethical values for peace education in Ethiopian modern schools (which is being marred by political education marginalizing character and peace education) based on the commandments of Christian and Muslim scriptures. I used textual analysis of the Holy Bible and the Holy Qur’an.

Modern schools are characterized by over emphasis in materialism, individualism, consumerism and utilitarianism. These are considered as the four diseases of modernity. Of course, religious values are being washed away. And now we are in social and moral recession.   The commandments of the two scriptures reveal that love, compassion, care, patience, tolerance, truthfulness, peacefulness, respectfulness, care and impartiality to fellow human being and neighbors are part of faithfulness. Hence, I recommend that teaching interfaith religious values without clinging to a particular dogma should be the base rock for peace education in Ethiopia.

Keywords: Interfaith. Religion, Islam, Christianity, the Ten Commandments

Cite This Article As: Ali Y (2020). Interfaith Moral and Ethical Values for Peace Education in Ethiopian Schools: The Commandments in Christianity and Islam. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 8(3): 72-80