Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction. Approaching the Cultural History of Northern Ghana (Alexis B. Tengan) -- Biographies as Cultural History -- Religious Groups and the Re-shaping of Cultural History (The Missionaries of Africa) -- Individual Biography as Cultural History (Peter Cardinal Poreku Dery) -- The Documentation and Writing of Cultural history -- References -- Part I: Cultures in Contact, Religions in Conflict -- Dagara Appropriation of Christianity. Missionary and Colonial Movements into Northwest Ghana since 1929 (Alexis B. Tengan) -- Introduction -- 1.1. General Background: Space and Travel Movements -- 1.2. Dagara Spatial Universe of Settlements and Habitats of Hoe-farming1 -- 2. Missionary and Colonial Spatial Trajectory and Movement into Northwest Ghana -- 2.1. The historical background and the colonial trajectory -- 2.2. The Missionary Trajectory -- 3. Experiencing Missionary Activities as Spatial Encounters -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- African Traditional Religious Leadership and the Worldview of Peter Cardinal Poreku Dery (Linus Zan) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Aspects of Leadership -- 2.1. Spirituality in Religious Leadership -- 3. Dagara Religion and Leadership -- 3.1. The House Structure and the Position of the House Elder (Yir-nikpee) -- 3.2. Traditional Religion and Leadership -- 3.3. The Tengan-sob (Custodian of the Earth Spirit) -- 4. Peter Cardinal Poreku Dery: A Model of Leadership -- 4.2. The Leadership Model of Cardinal Dery -- Conclusion -- References -- A Study of Proverbs among the Dagara of West Africa (Paschal Kyiiripuo Kyoore) -- Introduction -- Humility and Caution -- Behaviour or Decision -- Evoking Nature and Other Objects of Symbolism -- Evoking a Custom to Express an Opinion -- Concern for Social Mores -- Allusion to People's Intelligence -- Conclusion -- References.

"If You Do Good You Do it to Yourself and if You Do Evil You Do it to Yourself". Retribution in the Oral Narratives of the Dagaaba (Gervase Angsotinge) -- Introduction -- Background and Context -- The Concept of Morality among the Dagaaba -- The Story of the Goat and the Hyena -- Analysis of the story of the Hyena and the Goat -- The Story of the Farmer and the evil Woman -- Analysis of the story of the Farmer and the evil Woman -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Reconciling Religions, Reconciling People -- Paul's Call for Reconciliation and its Relevance for the Church with Particular Reference to Africa (Richard K. Baawobr) -- Introduction -- Part I. Reconciliation in Paul's Letters -- 1. Reconciliation in Corinthian Correspondence -- 2. Reconciliation in the Roman Correspondence -- 3. Individual Reconciliation and Humanity's Reconciliation -- Part II. Reconciliation in Letters attributed to Paul -- 1. Colossians: Reconciliation through the Cross (Col 1:20-22) -- 2. Ephesians: Reconciling Jews and Gentiles to God (Eph 2:16) -- Part III. Active Reconciliation in the Church-Family of God in Africa: The Option of the Second African Synod -- 1. The Church-Family of God and the African Synods -- 2. Areas in the Church-Family of God Needing Reconciliation -- 3. Promoting Reconciliation, Justice and Peace in Africa -- 4. The Relevance of Paul's Message for Africa -- Conclusion -- Conversion and Transformation of Worldviews. The Case of the Dagara of Nortwest Ghana (Edward Tengan) -- Introduction -- African Conversion -- Possible Explanations for Marginal Conversion -- Conversion and Culture -- Worldview and conversion -- Dagara Conversion and Need for Worldview Transformation -- Conclusion -- References -- Evangelizing the Dagaaba through Bible Translation. Then and Now (Fabian N. Dapila) -- Introduction.

General Observation of Missionary Approach to Evangelization -- A Brief History of Bible Translation among the Dagaaba -- Background to Bible Translations -- Stages of Bible Translation -- Other Limitations -- Bible Translation Then and Now -- Further Progress: The Bible Society of Ghana -- Conclusion -- Reference -- Part III: Renewing Culture, Renewing Religion -- Quality Teaching and Education in Northern Ghana. The Role of the Church (Gregory B. Dongkore) -- Introduction -- Relevance of Quality Teaching -- Educational Review in Ghana -- The Situation of Rural Education in Ghana and the role of the Teacher -- Peculiar Conditions of Rural Education in Northern Ghana -- Lack of Teachers in Rural Schools in Upper West Region -- Research Study -- Method of Research Study -- Population and sampling strategy -- Questionnaire and definition of key variables -- Results -- Descriptive Statistics: Frequencies -- Correlations -- 7. Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Role of Christian Education for Sustainable Development in Northern Ghana (Africanus L. Diedong) -- Introduction -- Problems and Challenges of Education -- The Church's Philosophy of Education -- The Role of the Teacher in Education -- Quality Education: A Shared Venture Among Main Stakeholders -- Conclusion -- References -- The Use of Religious Education in Fostering Inter- Religious Peace in Ghana (Nora Kofognotera Nonterah) -- Introduction -- 1. Religion and Conflicts in Ghana -- 2. The Place of Religion and Religious Education in Peace Building Process in Ghana -- 2.1. Proposed Steps and Models for Improving the Role of Religion and Religious Education in Peace Building in Ghana -- 2.2. Methodology and Approach to Religious and Peace Education in Ghana -- 2.3. The religious educator -- 3. Pastoral Aspect -- 4. Application to the Ghanaian Context -- 5. Conclusion -- References.

The Presence and Works of the Brothers of Immaculate Conception (FIC) in Ghana (Aloysius Porekuu) -- Introduction -- Foundation History -- Mission out of Europe -- The FIC Brothers in Ghana -- The FIC Brothers and their Educational Achievements in Ghana -- Life of the Brothers -- Preparation for life in the Congregation -- Temporal Commitment -- Final/Perpetual Commitment -- The Patronage of our Congregation -- Conclusion: Future/Vision of the Congregation -- References -- "Were It Not in the Bush, Will A Man Abandon His Wife This Way?". Northern Immigrants and the Dilemmas of Social Reproduction in the Forest Transition Zone of Ghana (Isidore Lobnibe) -- Introduction -- Invisible Northern Migrant Women -- Northern Female Migrants in Southern Ghana -- Dagara Social Organization -- The Dilemma of Migrants' Wives in the North -- Interhousehold and Intrahousehold Relations in Context -- Women's Autonomous Income -- Discussion of Women's Experiences -- Conclusion -- References -- Shifting and Contested Relationships. Migration, Gender, and Family Economy among the Dagaaba in the Twentieth Century (Gariba B. Abdul-Korah) -- Introduction -- Migration and Gender: A Historical Perspective -- Locating the Dagaaba in Northern Ghana -- Colonial Migration and Gender Relations -- Post-Colonial Migration and Gender Relations -- Conclusion -- References -- "GODS, HUMANS AND RELIGIONS".