Dictionaries broadly explain the word “devil” as “spirit of evil” or “wicked spirit.” The devil, satan or Lucifer is an imported religious concept from Europe. In African religion, good and bad ...

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 ...

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Believe it or not, Africa is deeply rooted in religion, so much that it has a major influence on lifestyle, arts, culture and tradition of the people in the continent. There are so many diverse ...

Studies show that South Africa is one of only three countries in the world where religious participation has increased in recent years. The other two countries are Italy and the US. The 2022 Census ...

Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, with priests. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Nigerian Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto has issued a stark critique of Africa’s ...

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – A Cameroonian priest and intellectual has published a ground-breaking book that could potentially change the way African Traditional Religion is perceived by the Catholic Church.

With religious affiliation on the decline, continuing racism and increasing income inequality, some scholars and activists are soul-searching about the Black church’s role in today’s United States.

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 ...

In most of the world, countries with religious populations are more likely to have governments that support religion through laws and policies. These laws might include religious education, funding ...

The first time I heard the concept of “multiple religious belonging,” I was a college student. Iyanla Vanzant was a visiting professor at Bennett College during my senior year in 2011. While I wasn’t ...