(RNS) — ‘We urgently need a new debt jubilee to bring hope to humankind, and to bring the planet back from the brink of becoming uninhabitable,’ said 27 religious leaders from 13 countries. NAIROBI, ...

There need has never been more pressing for Africa’s citizens, families, communities, governments, and other organizations at ...

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 ...

The Varieties of Religious Therapy (VRT) blog series features representatives from twelve belief systems discussing how they integrate faith with their approach to psychotherapy. This installment is ...

(RNS) — When it comes to defending Christianity and religious freedom and opposing abortion, Christian leaders like what they see in Trump. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — President-elect Donald Trump has ...

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 ...

This volume brings together seven empirically grounded contributions by African social scientists of different disciplinary backgrounds. The authors explore the social impact of religious innovation ...

The article discusses the often erroneous assumptions that Western scholars hold about African religion (this refers to the religious beliefs and practices of Africans before the introduction of Islam ...

Attending a recent religious journalism conference in Nairobi, Kenya, was an eye-opening experience that revealed just how powerful the media can be in shaping the way religion is perceived, practiced ...

The quest for an authentic spiritual heritage has led some Black Christian women down a dangerous path. By the time Day Sibley decided to embrace Ifa, a divination practice from the Yoruba people of ...

Singer, Abolore Adegbola Akande aka 9ice, has called for renewed efforts to correct the misrepresentation of African traditional religion, saying years of colonisation have distorted the true essence ...