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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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Professor of Public Theology in the Department of Beliefs and Practices, Faculty of Theology, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University of Amsterdam), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Postdoctoral associate, Rice University
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Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor, Bayreuth University
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PhD Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
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Lecturer, University of Nigeria
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Associate Professor in Theology, VID Specialized University
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Professor of History, University of Johannesburg
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Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics, Boston University School of Theology
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Professor of Religion and Politics, Director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics, University of St Andrews
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Gothenburg
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Research Fellow, African Studies, Indiana University
