Dr. Ogunade is a Reader with a PhD in Comparative Religious Studies from the University of Ilorin. An awardee of Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences’ Science and Religion Course Program, GTU, Berkeley, USA (2001); Research Fellow, Association of Commonwealth Universities, Swansea University, Wales, UK – our Social Work Department is a major outcome of this Fellowship (2010/2011); Research Fellow, Fulbright Fellowship, Study of the United States Institute on Religious Pluralism, UC Santa Barbara, USA (June-August, 2011). Assistant Director (Operations) -2009-2011; Assistant Director (Administrative Matters)-2011-2012, Centre for International Education. Dr. Ogunade is both the Kwara State and the University of Ilorin Chess Coach, 1998-date. He is also the State Chairman, Kwara State Amateur Chess Associatio, 2012-date. He is currently on the Board of the Nigerian Chess Federation (NCF).
EDUCATION
a. Certificate of Participation, Study of the United States Institute on Religious Pluralism, United States Department of State and Religious Studies Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, June 18th – August 2nd, 2011
b. Ph.D. Comparative Religious Studies, University of Ilorin, 2005
c. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Certificate, with an overall band score of 7.0 conducted by the British Council in collaboration
with the University of Cambridge Examinations Syndicate, February, 1997
d. M.A. Christian Studies, University of Ilorin, 1991
e. B.A. (Hons.) Religious Studies, Lagos State University, 1988
f. West African School Certificate (WASC), 1983
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Comparative Religious Studies; African Religion; Yoruba Religion, Culture, and Philosophy; Interface between Religion and Science/Technology; Sociology of Religion; Spirituality and Human Flourishing.
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Scholar Citations
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
‘Outsider’and ‘Insider’Study of African Traditional Religion R Ogunade, G Oluwaseun The Palgrave Handbook of African Traditional Religion, 487-496 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
African traditional religion in African and African diaspora scholarship R Ogunade, O Dada The Palgrave Handbook of African Traditional Religion, 547-557 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Contemporary pedagogy of applied Yoruba sacred text R Ògúnadé, K Akintola-Thomas Delos 37 (1), 56-133 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
The Worship of Football in Nigeria R Ogunade, JS Olaniyan Lagos State University , 2022 2022
Web Resources and Power-Point Presentation in Research in the Humanities R Ogunade University of Ilorin, Ilorin: Faculty of Arts , 2019 2019
University Sport, Spirituality and Social Development in Nigeria R Ogunade KWASU Journal of Religious Studies 2 (2), 1-13 , 2018 2018
Hierophant and Hierophany in Yoruba Spirituality: Ori-Oke Ajaforunte in Egbe, Nigeria, as a Case Study R Ogunade, G Zacceaus Ori-Oke Spirituality and Social Change in Africa: Contemporary Perspectives, 129 , 2018 2018 Citations: 2
A Religious Survey of Technological Oddity: Humanoid as a Case Study R Ogunade, G Zaccheaus Rethinking Securities in an Emergent Technoscientific New World Order … , 2018 2018
The Spiritual and Ethical Implications of Oath-Taking in Nigerian Politics R Ogunade, EO Awofeko Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd , 2018 2018
Interplay Between Religion and Science: Level of Inclusion and Relevance in Religious Studies in Nigeria R Ogunade, JO Kayode University of Kabianga: Division of Planning, Research & Development. , 2018 2018
"The Spiritual and Ethical Implications of Oath Taking in Nigeria Politics" ROA Emmanuel Religion and Development in Nigeria, 43-57 , 2018 2018
"Interplay Between Religion and Science: Level of Inclusion and Relevance in Religious Studies in Nigeria" ROK Olusanya Encouraging Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation for the Betterment of … , 2018 2018 Citations: 2
"Exploration of Anthropic Principle as Theistic Argument: A Study in Christian Thought and Science ROK Olusanya Encouraging Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation for the Betterment of … , 2018 2018
Chapter Four The Resilience and Challenges of Yoruba Religious Worship in Modern Context R Ogunade The African Conundrum: Rethinking the Trajectories of Historical, Cultural … , 2017 2017
The Resilience and Challenges of Yoruba Religions Worship in Modern Context R Ogunade Langaa Research & Publishing CIG. , 2017 2017 Citations: 5
ORI: Yoruba Personality Guide R Ogunade Pacific Phoenix Press, San Francisco, California , 2017 2017 Citations: 4
Biblical Eschatology and America Biometrics ROG Zaccheaus Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany , 2016 2016
Yoruba religious worship in modern context R Ogunade IFE: the Institute of Cultural Studies (special edition). Obafemi Awolowo … , 2010 2010 Citations: 7
"African Religion in Democracy" R Ogunade Human Views on God: Variety Not Monotony, 63-70 , 2010 2010 Citations: 7
"The Scientific Universe in Yoruba Religion" R Ogunade Human Views on God: Variety Not Monotony, 43-52 , 2010 2010
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Environmental issues in Yoruba religion: Implications for leadership and society in Nigeria R Ogunade Science and Religion: Global Perspectives”, June, 4-8 , 2005 2005 Citations: 32
Secret societies and cultic activities in Nigeria tertiary institution. In leading issues in general studies. Ilorin R Ogunade University of Ilorin Press File/E:/CO/Cult activities in Nigeria Institution … , 2002 2002 Citations: 8
Yoruba religious worship in modern context R Ogunade IFE: the Institute of Cultural Studies (special edition). Obafemi Awolowo … , 2010 2010 Citations: 7
"African Religion in Democracy" R Ogunade Human Views on God: Variety Not Monotony, 63-70 , 2010 2010 Citations: 7
Spirituality and human flourishing among the Yoruba R Ogunade Olabisi Onabanjo University: Department of Religious Studies , 2006 2006 Citations: 6
The Resilience and Challenges of Yoruba Religions Worship in Modern Context R Ogunade Langaa Research & Publishing CIG. , 2017 2017 Citations: 5
"Secret Societies and Cultic Activities in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions" R Ogunade Leading Issues in General Studies: Humanities and Social Sciences, 50-60 , 2002 2002 Citations: 5
ORI: Yoruba Personality Guide R Ogunade Pacific Phoenix Press, San Francisco, California , 2017 2017 Citations: 4
"The Yoruba Concept of Ori in Relation to Human Destiny" R Ogunade An Encyclopedia of The Arts 10 (2), 127-134 , 2006 2006 Citations: 4
‘Outsider’and ‘Insider’Study of African Traditional Religion R Ogunade, G Oluwaseun The Palgrave Handbook of African Traditional Religion, 487-496 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
African traditional religion in African and African diaspora scholarship R Ogunade, O Dada The Palgrave Handbook of African Traditional Religion, 547-557 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Contemporary pedagogy of applied Yoruba sacred text R Ògúnadé, K Akintola-Thomas Delos 37 (1), 56-133 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Hierophant and Hierophany in Yoruba Spirituality: Ori-Oke Ajaforunte in Egbe, Nigeria, as a Case Study R Ogunade, G Zacceaus Ori-Oke Spirituality and Social Change in Africa: Contemporary Perspectives, 129 , 2018 2018 Citations: 2
"Interplay Between Religion and Science: Level of Inclusion and Relevance in Religious Studies in Nigeria" ROK Olusanya Encouraging Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation for the Betterment of … , 2018 2018 Citations: 2
The Role of Spirituality on Health, Fitness and Sports R Ogunade University of Ilorin: Physical and Health Education Department. , 2000 2000 Citations: 1
"African Eschatology and the Future of the Cosmos" R Ogunade Journal of Arabic and Religious Studies 14, 1-8 , 2000 2000 Citations: 1
The Worship of Football in Nigeria R Ogunade, JS Olaniyan Lagos State University , 2022 2022
Web Resources and Power-Point Presentation in Research in the Humanities R Ogunade University of Ilorin, Ilorin: Faculty of Arts , 2019 2019
University Sport, Spirituality and Social Development in Nigeria R Ogunade KWASU Journal of Religious Studies 2 (2), 1-13 , 2018 2018
A Religious Survey of Technological Oddity: Humanoid as a Case Study R Ogunade, G Zaccheaus Rethinking Securities in an Emergent Technoscientific New World Order … , 2018 2018
