ABSTRACT
The composition and implementation of religious studies, Islamic, Christian and Comparative religious studies, curriculum at tertiary institutions in Nigeria do not prioritize gender and women's issues. A major proceed of this observation is the latent patriarchal coloring of religious studies teaching in Nigerian universities and other institutions of higher learning. This chapter presents a brief but comprehensive survey of the challenges pertaining to gender and women's issues in the teaching of religious studies in some Nigerian universities. It offerss a primary overview of the place of gender and female scholars in the teaching of religions in Nigerian universities. The interdisciplinary approach in teaching and research in the study of religions is only beginning to find acceptance in some departments of religious studies in Nigerian universities. The examples of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Ibadan, and the University of Ilorin come readily to mind in the regard.
