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Ejim-Ofo, Higher Power, and Universal Design: Case for Justice and Peace in the Contemporary Society.

Author(s) Chukwudi Joseph Okoro
Country Taiwan
Abstract Abstract
The contemporary human societies, as can be observed through a common-sense lens, face escalating dissatisfaction, institutional decay, and widespread injustice, revealing a critical need for meaning-making realities capable of strengthening the justice and peace framework from within the human person. This paper proposes Ejim Ofo—the Igbo metaphysical consciousness of innocence, moral clarity, and communal accountability—as a prototype for cultivating justice and peace in modern societies. Drawing on philosophical, cultural, and psychological insights, the study reframes justice and peace not as the absence of war but as the absence of unresolved conflict, emphasizing that “conflicts begin in the minds of men, and the resolution for justice and peace must be constructed in the same psychological space. Through an interdisciplinary analysis, the paper integrates Ejim Ofo with Higher Power (HP) consciousness and Universal Design (UD) to establish a tripartite framework that unites moral intentionality, spiritual resilience, and structural equity, thereby proposing intrinsically motivated human behaviors. Global data on declining rule-of-law performance and institutional efficacy underscore the urgency of approaches that empower individuals rather than relying solely on governmental systems. The paper further advances the Counselor Education Intervention Strategy (CEIS), which transitions learners from technical know how to intentional know how through whole person, meaning-making pedagogies. Together, Ejim Ofo, HP, and UD offer a universal option for reconstructing justice and peace in contemporary society by engaging culture, conscience, and inclusive design as mutually reinforcing drivers of human and societal transformation.
Keywords Keywords: Ejim-Ofo, Higher Power, Universal Design, Justice and Peace, Human Nature, Technical Know-how, Intentional Know-how, Counselor Education.
Field Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-07-24
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.84393
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