West African Christianity: The Religious Impact

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Summary: West Africa: A Religious Impact
Review: The book focus on the encounter of West Africa with the diverse religious traditions that has shaped the sub-regional history. It traced the advent of Christianity into West Africa, beginning with the Portuguese and their desire to find the Kingdom of John Prester. This attempt led to the interactive history between the people of the area and various Western forms of Christianity, and eventually of colonialism. The author also expressed that prior to Christianity acculturation of elements of the traditional th African religious experience had occurred precipitated by contact with Islam. This book provides a wonderful insight into the early period of Christianity in West Africa, and articulates its pre-Christian heritage significantly. I enjoy the book and recommend it to those who want to have any meaningful resources to the happenings in Africa since the 15th Century. This book provides another view of the tripple heritage position as is forcefully articulated by Ali Mazrui and others.