Integrity Journal of Arts and Humanities

All over the world, stalking is perceived as a form of crime in interpersonal relationships and a form of psychological victimisation. Literary representations of stalking abound but are relatively underexplored. This paper examines a psycho-criminological exploration of stalking in selected novels by Thomas Hardy and Elechi Amadi, with a focus on stalking as a... Continue here

This study examines the crucial role of language in legitimising emergency rule within a democratic system. The study is anchored on Van Leeuwen’s Legitimation Strategy, which includes authorisation, moral evaluation, rationalisation, and mythopoiesis. These strategies are employed to analyse the Rivers State emergency rule speech of President Bola Tinubu.... Continue here

Christian discipleship is frequently understood as participation in church classes and programmes, yet the New Testament presents discipleship as a lifelong commitment to Jesus Christ expressed through the imitation of his character and conduct. The study examined the biblical meaning and cost of discipleship in Luke 14:25–33, assessed members’... Continue here

Conflict recurrence remains the dominant pattern of armed conflict in Africa, as relapses in South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Mali show. Such recurrence signals a learning deficit: peacebuilding programmes often cannot show what has changed, for whom, under what conditions and why. Existing scholarship diagnoses this deficit but offers few integrated... Continue here

Religious institutions are important actors in peacebuilding in conflict-affected communities, but their contribution can be shaped by the wider social and political environment. This study examined respondents’ perceptions of the role of religion in resolving post-conflict disputes, the perceived adequacy of religious and other peace-building actors, and... Continue here

Within Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity, it is difficult to speak about prayer, preaching, healing, or deliverance without mentioning the name of Jesus. The concern, however, is that the frequent use of his name does not always mean that a person’s understanding and presentation of Jesus align with the witness of Scripture. The central argument of... Continue here