THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY ON AFRICAN CULTURES

Abstract

African folklore, religion, clothing, music, languages, and arts and crafts are all manifestations of the continent's culture. There are many distinct ways that culture is expressed in Africa, and there is a great deal of cultural diversity both within and across nations. The brief history of Christianity in African culture was the main topic of the paper. Christianity's impact on African culture. African Christian education. Religion's Impact on the Political and Social Development of Africa. Christianity's effects on indigenous religion and cultural practices in Africa. The internet and library research provided the data for this study. Africa's way of life and worship has benefited from Christianity as it exists today, which is a Western culture of worshiping their own God, according to the research. It demonstrates that Africans are also aware of the difficulty of enculturating Christianity in Africa, which is an intense kind of evangelizing for African Christians those honours and validates their unique cultural identities while attempting to reconcile faith and culture. It is impossible to comprehend African heritage without comprehending its religious component. Christianity has undoubtedly had a significant impact on the many civilizations of Africa. Therefore, the argument made in this paper is that the influence of Christianity on African culture is that our fundamental cultural traditions, which define us as belonging to a specific African tribe, need to be preserved for future generations. The researchers recommended among others, that even if Christianity has had a significant impact on African culture, Africans themselves should be aware of cultural dynamism.