Tensions in two Durban Catholic parishes have reignited debate over syncretism after Archbishop Mandla Jwara and several ...

The recent conviction and imprisonment of Chidozie Nwangwu, a traditional spiritual practitioner in Anambra State — under the banner of regulating supernatural claims and protecting the public — ...

While many Christians see persecution, analysts and officials say the country’s long-running conflict is driven largely by ...

Religion plays a deeply divisive role in many countries and often provides an additional cause for conflict. That is not necessarily the case everywhere. For example, Ghana remains relatively peaceful ...

The prevailing assumption in modern gender discourse is that African women were historically marginal, subordinated, or politically irrelevant until their supposed “liberation” through Christianity, ...

Redolent of African basketry, hairstyles, headwear, and pottery, Donté K. Hayes’ abstract ceramic sculptures may be interpreted as poetic vessels, even though they lack traditional openings. While we ...

When you hear the word faith in relation to the history of African Americans in the United States, what do you imagine? Do you see a preacher, or a gospel choir, or imagine a church mother in a ...

Welcome to Crash Course Religions! Over the next 24 episodes, John Green will explore the history and culture of religions and how they offer frameworks for making sense of our lives — while being ...

As I took a stroll with my friend, Joy, we noticed skulls lining the windowsills of a house, and skeletons hanging in front of some people’s porches. One house had different creepy creatures perched ...

In Philadelphia in 1787, St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church—standing today as the oldest church of the denomination in the U. S.—requested its handful of Negro members to segregate themselves at ...

Anthony Diala works for the University of the Western Cape. He previously received funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. He serves on an Advisory Committee of the South ...

Africa has continually thrown up an array of traditional festivals and events, showcasing the rich culture and history of the many nations that exist within the continent. In Northern Africa, where ...