Pastoral Theology is taught in secondary schools through the Christian Religious Studies (CRS) syllabus. The primary focus of this book is to present the theological content in the curriculum of CRS. It presents the actual content designed by educationists using the Nigerian model. It proposes an African Theology of Education.
Cyril Aigbadon Odia is the rector of the Salesian House of Theology located in St Catherine's House in the University of Maynooth, Ireland. He is the Director of the Salesian National Youth office Ireland. He holds a first-class honours Master's Degree with Dublin City University (DCU) in Leadership and Pastoral Care. He completed his doctoral research in Theology and Religious Studies with Mary Immaculate College (University of Limerick) in 2018. He is a professional musician and the Executive Producer of the Salesian Spirituality Movie, 'The Oratory'. He was the Diocesan youth Chaplain of the Diocese of Rumbek and later the principal of Don Bosco Secondary school in Juba, South Sudan.