The vast prayer camps challenge stereotypes of Nigerian cities as chaotic, dysfunctional, and driven by religious tension.
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In most churches, religious life forms around friendships, love, emotional support and social events.
Gold was the first attraction, but late in the 1500s the Portuguese became obsessed with the idea that there were silver mines in Africa.
Nigeria’s Christian population grew by 25% to 93 million from 2010 to 2020. Today’s novels reflect its social complexity.
Evangelical filmmakers turned prayers into special effects and spiritual battles into dramatic storylines and created a new genre.
Ultra-conservative pro-family groups finance campaigns to influence the policies of governments and schools.
World famous pastor offered ordinary Nigerians a spiritual explanation for their predicaments: economic hardship made them vulnerable to his power.
He helped found a church with three million followers in 168 countries, a hospital, a university and several schools.
Before colonialism black South Africans viewed sex and morality very differently than today.
He will have a joyful welcome but a difficult task - to challenge negative values while enabling a more African Catholic church.
Water is sacred in many religious traditions, holding power that can also be dangerous.
Ongoing support for TB Joshua and his ministry can be explained by understanding the theological tradition in which he operated.
Over the past 15 years there’s been a revival of young people - mostly Christians - participating in traditional masquerades, despite these being branded as pagan.
African evangelism is born from – and often funded by – American evangelism, and with it comes a damaging cocktail of rightwing ideologies, especially during the Donald Trump years.
She was a radical and revolutionary figure who is just as important to the story of Christmas as her son.
Framing the fight against coronavirus as a spiritual war may stem from a shared sense of discomfort about an adversary without discernible conscience; an impersonal demon.
Jacob Zuma’s religious utterances present a conundrum for scholars, as many poor South African Christians support his moral claims and celebrated his ill-gotten riches.
A new biography sheds light on Engenas Lekganyane, founder of the Zion Christian Church.
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