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Readings: Religion in Africa, in Understanding Contemporary Africa (PDF Attached)

1.Discuss in depth the five basic religious beliefs and practices that are shared by most African cultures. To support your discussion, provide a specific example for each feature discussed. Examples can be drawn from the readings and *assigned documentaries.

2. Discuss in depth the five major reasons for the emergence of African Independent Churches. To support your discussion, provide three specific examples drawn from the readings and *assigned documentaries.

3. Discuss the political and economic roles of Christian Churches in post-independence Africa. To support your discussion, provide three specific examples drawn from the readings, and *assigned documentaries

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Role and Views on Religion in Africa
Question One
Religion plays a significant role in African societies, with a significant part of the population being religious either consciously or unconsciously. Consequently, some of the primary shared ideas on religion among the members of African societies include belief in a supreme being, witchcraft, life after death, divinities, and religious leadership and sacred places (Moyo, n.d).

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