The Same Ship That Brought the Bible, Brought the Gun

An Analysis of the Rise of Christianity in Ghanaian Society

Abstract

The virulent rise of Christianity in Ghana is a phenomenon deeply rooted in coloni-alism. Through the en-trenchment of Christiani-ty within Africa, colonia-list rhetoric masquera-ding as Christian values precipitates the continui-ty of the colonial cycle; therefore, preventing the process of decolonization from being actualized. This paper examines how a newly introduced colo-nial religion managed to achieve such widespread consolidation and grow-ing reverence in a region where the ravaging effe-cts of colonialism are ever-present and outlines the structural mechanis-ms behind this process.