This event will include presentations by authors and researchers, providing critical insights into the complex religious landscape of Nigeria. A presentation of a recent book by Professor Olufemi Vaughan will also be shared, offering participants an advance look at emerging scholarship in this field. The event promises an in-depth academic dialogue on religious experiences, perspectives, and contemporary research in Nigeria.

Readings from Olufemi Vaughan, Religion and the Making of Nigeria, Duke University Press 2016 and Letters, Kingship and Social Mobility in Nigeria, University of Wisconsin Press 2023 and Abiodun Alao, Rage and Carnage in the Name of God: Religious Violence in Nigeria, Duke University Press 2022

About the speakers

Professor Abiodun Alao

Professor Abiodun Alao is a Professor of African Studies at the African Leadership Centre, King’s College London.

Professor Olufemi Vaughan

Professor Olufemi Vaughan is The Alfred Sargent Lee and Mary Ames Lee Professor of African Studies, Amherst College.