ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the history, nature, and dynamics of African religions and the processes of religious transformations on the continent. An important factor worth considering is the construction of knowledge in many of the religious schools on the continent and how that could lead to a situation of dependency, notably students depending on their masters. Religious invocation takes many different forms. Some of these can be seeking for rain in times of drought, praying for good harvest, consulting shrines to harm enemies, even consulting cults to bewitch others. If religion is not the cause of evil and violence seen today in Africa and around the world, and if God's plan for humanity is to live in diversity, religious practitioners should also strive not only to tolerate others and their religions but also endeavor to serve God.
