Is Africa Incurably Religious?: Secularization and Discipleship in Africa (Regnum Studies in Mission) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506483690 ISBN 13: 9781506483696

Publisher: Fortress Pr, 2021

Synopsis

The contributions in the volume question the widespread thesis that Africa is 'incurably religious' by studying both the presence and meaning of secularization in sub-Saharan Africa and among the African diaspora. This exercise requires sustained interest in the notion of secularization itself. It explores whether the understanding of secularization will need to be challenged and enlarged to properly detect and understand the secularization processes in this continent that is known for its religious fervour. The essays in the first part focus on Africa's cultural and religious traditions. Though the modern term of secularization cannot be uncritically applied here, the different authors argue that there are both signs and seeds of secularization present in Africa's traditional worldview and practices. Essays in the second part study secularization in contemporary Africa, in for example, the world of higher education and the rise of neo-Pentecostalism. It also contains regional reports from both Africa and the African Diaspora. The final section explores what the reality of secularization in its various expressions means for Christian disciple in contemporary Africa.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fortress Pr
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1506483690
• ISBN 13: 9781506483696
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220
• Editor: Van Den Toren Benno, Bangura Joseph Bosco, Seed Robert E.