| Chapter 1: | Introduction |
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This change in gender roles has positively affected the lives of many women and has made a significant impact on the status of women in Sierra Leone. Some women have taken over as much as 70 percent of the household responsibilities, and this has earned them immense respect and appreciation from their families and society associates.
In most Sierra Leonean cultures, the elderly are accorded a great deal of respect (Alie 1990, 23; Fyle 1981, 64). The young must respect not only the elders of his or her family, but also those of the society. In general, older people are addressed by a title of respect and not by their ordinary names.
Outline
Following this chapter is part 1, ‘That We May Know One Another’, which contains chapter 2, ‘Sierra Leone Indigenous Religion and Culture’; chapter 3, ‘Islam in Sierra Leone’; and chapter 4, ‘Christianity in Sierra Leone’. Part 2, ‘Meetings and Partings’, comprises the fifth chapter, ‘Comparative Analysis of ATR With Islam and With Christianity’. Part 3, ‘Then, Now, and Why’, is composed of chapter 6, ‘Historical and Contemporary Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation, and Reasons for the Exclusion of ATR’. Part 4, ‘The Challenge’, contains the seventh chapter, ‘The Place and Recognition of ATR in Interreligious Cooperation’. Chapter 8, ‘Concluding Remarks’, recapitulates the whole study and concludes with my final thoughts.