Religion and Transformation in West Africa

Abstract

The African Association for the Study of Religions (AASR) held a three-day regional conference under the title, The Role of Religion in the Socio-Cultural Transformation of West African Sub-continent from the 5th–8th February 2004 in Ghana at the Ghana Institute for Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Among the topics covered were: religion and the state; conflict and violence; religion in contestation; religion as a source of values; and the study of religion.

West Africa