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 ...

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 ...

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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.

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 ...

"Sponsored by the African Association for the Study of Religions and arising from the first conference of the International Association for the History of Religions to be held on the continent of ...

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 ...

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, ...

African American adults who participate in frequent religious activities, or hold deeper spiritual beliefs, are more likely to score higher in indicators linked to good heart health than those who don ...