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Limba Indigenous Religion seeks to provide a general introduction to the fundamental concepts of Limba culture and religious cosmology for students, teachers, religious leaders, and others interested in the cultural and religious landscape of Africa, and particularly of Sierra Leone. It is written in simple language for all to understand. Dr. Prince Conteh has written about the ethnic group into which he was born, with whom he has lived, and whose religious beliefs he has experienced. It is this background that gives credence and authenticity to his work. Here, he passes down with ease...

Through exegetical precision and insightful application, Dr Prince Contehs book answers the old lingering question: In the context of Acts 17, what does the word deisidaimon ("religious") in verse 22 actually mean? The interpretation of the word deisidaimon ("religious"), has provoked varying opinions. What did Paul actually mean when he referred to the Athenians as being very religious? Does this seemingly compliment imply that Paul was endorsing the Athenians as worshipers of the one true God? Dr Contehs work is both technical and yet relevant and accessible to all readers (lay...

As is the case for most of sub-Saharan Africa, African Traditional Religion (ATR) is the indigenous religion of Sierra Leone. When the early forebears and later progenitors of Islam and Christianity arrived, they met Sierra Leone indigenes with a remarkable knowledge of God and a structured religious system. Successive Muslim clerics, traders, and missionaries were respectful of and sensitive to the culture and religion of the indigenes who accommodated them and offered them hospitality. This approach resulted in a syncretistic brand of Islam. In contrast, most Christian missionaries adopted...