ABRAKA JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY https://dymsb.com/index.php/AJRPDELTASTATEUNIVERSITYABRAKA <p>The <em>Abraka Journal of Religion and Philosophy</em> (AJRP) is a peer-review scholarly journal. A publication of the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Delta State University, Abraka Delta State, Nigeria. The Journal is published biannually (July and December) in both print and online versions. AJRP publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, and book reviews in theology, religious studies and philosophy including other related areas of the humanities. The manuscript should include an abstract written in English of not more than 250 words as well as five keywords, placed immediately after the abstract. Typically, the abstract should state the research problem, the aim, research methods, main findings and implication, conclusion and major recommendations of the study. Submissions should be typed double-spaced, fully justified, in Times New Roman and Font Size 12 on A4 paper as a Word document. The manuscript size should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words (inclusive of abstract, keywords, notes, references, etc.). The documentation style adopted by the Journal for all manuscripts is the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition OR the Modern Language Association (MLA) 7th Edition. Authors should use one style consistently. Each manuscript should be accompanied by information about the author: (1) full name (family name last); (2) institutional affiliation (3) email addresses and phone numbers. Contributions should be submitted as e-mail attachments in MS format to <strong>ajrp@delsu.edu.ng</strong>. 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