LSC S2 :RELIGION IN EAST AFRICA

Introduction After studying this chapter, you will be able to understand the influence and the impact of religions in East Africa. You will be able to understand and appreciate that before the coming of foreign religions, East Africans had their own way of worshipping God. You will also appreciate the reasons why African religions existed alongside foreign religions. You will be able to analyse the impact of foreign religions on the indigenous people of East Africa. Religion is a belief in a god or gods and the activities that are connected with this belief, such as praying or worshipping in a building such as a church, temple or a mosque. It is a belief in and worship of the superhuman controlling power and worshipping a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe. It usually involves devotional and ritual observances, and often contains a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.