Religious Conversion: An African Perspective

Religious Conversion: An African Perspective includes a
selection of key texts which are not easily accessible elsewhere. Most
of the chapters discuss the long-standing thesis of Robin Horton who
argues that religious change results from social transformation. The
contributors provide different perspectives on what remains an ongoing
provocative, though inconclusive debate. The book has chapters on
conversion in Africa from such authorities as Robin Horton, Humphrey
Fisher, and Richard Gray. It also contains chapters on Zambia by
Elizabeth Colson, Brendan Carmody, Austin Cheyeka, Felix Phiri and W
Van Binsbergen. This collection of chapters provides an introduction to
the discussion surrounding the query: Did the Christian and Muslim
messages bring something fundamentally new to the African religious
horizon? What has indigenisation meant? What is the role of traditional
religion?