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

CIHA Blog Publication: Call for Papers for the Alternation Journal at UKZN

October 4, 2018 0

Contributions are sought immediately for a special issue of ALTERNATION focusing on ‘Religion, Governance and Humanitarianism in Africa’.  This publication will incorporate presentations from the 2nd Annual CIHA […]

“The Gospel of Self-Help: Born‐again musicians and the moral problem of dependency in Uganda”

July 3, 2018 0

journal article in the latest issue of the American Ethnologist entitled “The gospel of self-help” looks at how churches in Uganda have been promoting a message of economic self-sufficiency. The author, Lydia […]

Congratulations to Rev Prof Kumalo, outgoing president of SMMS (SA)

June 28, 2018 1

We at CIHA Blog would like to congratulate blog co-editor Rev Prof Simangaliso Kumalo for his successful tenure as president of the Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary (SMMS) in Pietermaritzburg, South […]

Partner Update: Ujamaa Centre June 2018 Newsletter

June 22, 2018 0

This latest newsletter from CIHA Blog partner, the Ujamaa Centre discusses chronic unemployment in post-apartheid South Africa as well as highlighting research work that has been conducted looking at the “feminization of […]

No More “Harmful Traditional Practices”! Gender Activism and Faith Leaders in International Development

June 14, 2018 2

Guest post by: Brenda Bartelink Centre for Religion, Conflict and Globalisation, University of Groningen and Elisabet Le Roux, Unit for Religion and Development Research, University of Stellenbosch

Researchers from the University […]

East Asian Religious Presence in Africa: An Overview

June 7, 2018 1

By Kairu Wang, University of California, Irvine CIHA Blog Intern

Despite common assumptions that religious activities on the African continent are limited to western Christianity, Islam, and indigenous African religions, there […]

Land reform in South Africa: A journey from individualism to communalism? Critical Biblical lessons

May 31, 2018 0

By Lwamkelo Michael, B.TH Student – Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary

INTRODUCTION

Expanding on the topic of land reform in Africa as discussed by Eileen Wakesho earlier this week, this post […]

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