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4. See DTh dissertation (2004, 281) for profiles of interviewees and consultants.

5. My first fieldwork experience also motivated an article, ‘Discussing the Trinity with African Traditionalists’ (2005), in which I made a solid case for the inclusion and involvement of African Traditionalists in interfaith dialogue.

6. Due to time constraints, the research was limited to five groups of traditionalists chosen because of the size of the groups and the availability of written information on these groups. The Mende, Temne, Limba, and Krio are the four major ethnic groups in Sierra Leone. In that regard, any work on ethnicity must include them. I included the Kono because of the availability of documented information.

7. These include the Council of Churches in Sierra Leone, the Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone, Pentecostal Churches in Sierra Leone, and the Catholic Church in Sierra Leone.

8. These include the Federation of Sierra Leone Islamic Organisations, Federation of Muslim Women Associations of Sierra Leone, Muslim Brotherhood Islamic Mission, Sierra Leone Muslim Congress, Sierra Leone Muslim Missionary Union, Supreme Islamic Council, and United Council of Islam.

9. See appendix A for profiles of interviewees and consultants.