Religion and Moral Values in African Religion

Most human societies are governed by some set of ideas based on their moral values which are always kept at the fore front of human consideration, especially when the expectations of both the individuals and cooperate organizations that constitute the society have to do with behavioral actions which invariably make for harmonious, stable and peaceful communal life. Moral values often influenced the general conduct of the people of a given society and thrive on the fact of obedience and sanctions of recognized authorities in the society. In the case of Africa, there are great diversities in moral values, which cannot be divorced from the basic fact of different cultural orientations, historical legacies and customs. Although moral values may differ from one African society to the other, African religion may be considered to be unified in structure and identical in belief system. This paper shall examine the relationship between African Religion and Morality basis and sources of morality in African religion, some moral values in African Religion and African methods of moral sanctions