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Acknowledgements
Foreword: Listening to Africa
Preface: Religious plurality in Africa
A biographical sketch
Introduction: Issues and perspectives on religious plurality in Africa
I The Study of African Traditional Religion
The study of African religions in retrospect From “Westernization” to “Africanization”
African traditional religion: An enduring heritage
Time and African beliefs revisited
Traditional African healing system versus Western medicine in Southern Ghana: An encounter
Gods as policemen: Religion and social control in Igboland
II African Theology
African theology revisited
Civil authority – From the perspective of African theology
The Bible and oral tradition
III Africa and Christianity
Africa and Christianity. Domestication of Christian values in the African church
African independent churches and theological scholarship in Germany
The issue of social justice and order in Africa
IV Africa and Some World Religions
Islamic revivalism in West Africa: Historical perspectives and recent developments
Christian-Muslim relations in Africa
The place and role of India’s religions in Africa
Africa and Judaism: Retrospect, problems and prospects
V Responses to John Mbiti’s Work
John Mbiti’s work on African religion as reflected in the perceptions of students in a British university
A critique of John Mbiti’s view on love and marriage in Africa
John Mbiti’s contribution to African theology
John Mbiti’s contribution to African philosophy
Bibliography
Notes on contributors
Subject index
Index of names and authors

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