Discussions of how religion and faith intersect with politics, culture, and society in Africa, including the roles of faith-based NGOs in humanitarian work.

Reconceptualizing Charity: The Problem with Philanthropy and “Effective Altruism” by the World’s Wealthiest People

January 11, 2016 0

by Cecelia Lynch

As 2015 drew to a close, my inbox became more and more crowded with requests for donations from religious and non-religious groups, begging anew a central question posed […]

Towards a broader research agenda in religion and development

December 28, 2015 0

by Erin Wilson and Brenda Bartelink

Photo credit: Nikki Haze

In our previous post, we shared a summary and preliminary insights from a pilot study on spirituality and development transformation. In […]

The spiritual is political: Blurring boundaries and challenging assumptions in religion and development

December 21, 2015 0

by Erin Wilson and Brenda Bartelink

Photo credit: Nikki Haze

Researchers at the CRCPD recently concluded a one-year NWO-funded pilot project exploring the entanglement of personal religious and spiritual transformation with […]

Humanitarian Interventionism: Life, Beauty and Our Common Humanity

December 18, 2015 0

Dear Readers: Anthonia Kalu begins our Blog posts on the Nigerian/Biafran war, resulting from our conference in October at the University of Ghana, Legon. Kalu traces both the erasure […]

Electoral Theologies: Pentecostal Pastors and the 2015 Presidential Election in Nigeria

December 14, 2015 1

by Ebenezer Obadare

In the end, the 28 March 2015 presidential election in Nigeria was a perfect anti-climax. Not only did the widespread post-election anarchy confidently foretold by leading commentators and […]

Review of New Scholarship on the African Renaissance and the Arab Spring

December 10, 2015 0

In French/Pour Français

The African Renaissance and the Afro-Arab Spring. Charles Villa-Vicencio, Erik Doxtader and Ebrahim Moosa (Eds). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2015.

Review by R. Simangaliso Kumalo, Co-Editor, […]

Confronting the Silence: Perspectives and Dialogue on Structural Racism against People of African Descent Worldwide

December 7, 2015 6

by Sheron Wray

How does a UCI associate professor of dance find herself at United Nations event marking the International Decade for People of African Descent? It is quite straightforward […]

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