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The Politicization of Spirituality in Southern Africa
Colonial oppressors undertook their oppressive activities on the grounds that they were doing it for “the Christian faith and civilization” and that...
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Ethiopianism in Africa
The collection of ideas known as Ethiopianism developed in the 1700s by Anglophone diasporic Africans in Britain and North America and promoted the...
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Lobola (Bridewealth) in Contemporary Southern Africa Implications for Gender Equality
This volume explores the multiple meanings and implications of lobola in Southern Africa. The payment of lobola(often controversially translated as...
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Experience of Muslims in Southern Africa
Islam’s mere presence, as a minority religious tradition within southern Africa’s predominant religious environment which is a combination of...
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Garveyism and Christianity in Colonial Africa
Garveyism beyond the US must be described as a wide pluriform movement. The reception of Garvey’s ideals in Africa went in multiple directions,...
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European Settlers and Christianity in Africa
Christian evangelism and European settlers, often seen as covalent aspects of colonialism in Africa, were more often than not antagonistic forces....
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Abolitionism and the Evangelization of Africa
The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade and the subsequent long drawn-out global struggle to emancipate the enslaved were the result of...
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Catholic Church Growth in Independent Africa
This chapter analyzes the factors that shaped the remarkable quantitative and qualitative growth of the Roman Catholic church in postcolonial Africa....
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The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC): Youth, Peacebuilding, and Development in Africa
Peacebuilding is a complex and multifaceted endeavor and it is part and parcel of the sustainable development Agenda 2030, particularly the...
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Islam, Conflict, Peace and Security in Africa
Many countries in Africa have not experienced enduring peace and stability. Internal conflicts have bedevilled countries such as South Africa,...
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Crop Diseases, Pests and Food Insecurity in Africa: An Islamic Perspective
Religion shapes the views of believers regarding their perceptions of nature, hence the fundamental need to understand the role of religion in...
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Faith-Based Organisations and Food Security and Sovereignty in Africa: A Critical Review
There is an increasing interest in the interface between religion and development in Africa. In particular, scholars have expended considerable...
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Teaching About Religion, Peacebuilding and Development in Africa
If teaching about peacebuilding and development is taken as crucial in the academic field of Religious Studies at university level, this teaching...
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Intersectionalities: Whiteness, Religion, Peacebuilding and Development in Africa
Africa continues to be a continent inflicted by conflicts—armed conflicts, economic plunder by both local and foreign looters, and contested...
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Bride Wealth in Southern Africa: Origin, Functions, Rights, and Gender-Based Violence
Among many African ethnic groups in Southern Africa, the payment of bride wealth is a crucial aspect of the marriage process. No marital union is...
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Religion, Peacebuilding and Development in Africa: An Introduction
This chapter introduces the handbook. It summarizes the key issues relating to the focus of the handbook. The chapter begins by providing an overview...
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Baalot Teshuvah and Their Families from South Africa and Argentina
The decision of a Jewish adult to change his or her ways and become Orthodox not only affects the individual and the family he or she creates; it...
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Pentecostal Prophetic Imagination in Post-colonial Africa
This chapter introduces one of the leading theologians, Walter Brueggemann, and his theory of prophetic imagination as part of the development of the...
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Other Contemporary Prophets and Politics in South Africa
This chapter explores the relationship between various Prophets and politicians in the South African context. The chapter will look at how the...
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Prophetic Action, Climate Change, Food Security, and SDG 2 in Africa
This chapter analyzes the prophetic actions by the church in relation to climate change and food security in Africa in light of SDG 2. It argues that...