Vol. 14 No. 1 2014- Published by Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) Foreword: Law and religion in Africa: Comparative practices, experiences and prospectsby David M Kirkham and Cole DurhamLaw and religion: Living expressions and channels of co-operationby Musonda Trevor Selwyn MwambaReligion and the republican state in Africa: The need for a distanced relationshipby Kofi QuashigahFrom social hostility to social media: Religious pluralism, human rights and democracy in Africaby M Christian GreenConstitution, Charter and religions in South Africaby Pieter CoertzenAfrican traditional religion and the Catholic Church in the light of the synods for Africa: 1994 and 2009by Jean-Baptiste SourouExploring the contours of African sexualities: Religion, law and societyby Sylvia TamaleTheologising the mundane, politicising the divine: The cross-currents of law, religion and politics in Nigeriaby Is-haq Olanrewaju OloyedeThe Nigerian police force and the enforcement of religious criminal lawby Enyinna S NwaucheInsurgency in Nigeria: Addressing the causes as part of the solutionby Allswell Osini MuzanThe troubled relationship of state and religion in Eritreaby Daniel R Mekonnen and Selam KidaneFreedom of belief for minorities in states with a dominant religion: Anomaly and pragmatismby Mark Hill