Introduction : African traditions in the study of religion in Africa / Ezra Chitando, Afe Adogame, Bolaji Bateye -- ch. 1. African religions in African scholarship : a critique / Umar Habila Dadem ...

Pentecostal Christianity has emerged as one of the fastest-growing religious movements across sub-Saharan Africa, reshaping the continent’s spiritual landscape and its intersections with social, ...

Melina R. Platas is in the Social Science Division, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, United Arab Emirates. Read the paper: Religion and educational mobility in Africa Existing ...

Visits the Zulu Independent Churches of South Africa to explore the black African response to Christianity. Traces the history of religious beliefs in Africa, from the arrival of the first Christian ...

Seven leaders weigh in on the late Ghanaian scholar’s provocative legacy 20 years after his best-known book. What Luther and Calvin are for evangelical Christians globally, Kwame Bediako is for many ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — At a three-day conference, African theologians and scholars considered how colonizing countries can make amends for historical wrongs and the place of forgiveness. NAIROBI, ...

A baptism ceremony in the Mbashe river in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images Water is a scarce commodity in much of Africa, particularly in southern Africa. This ...