The Impact of Modern Civilization on Socio-Political and Religious Development of the African People: An Igbo Community Experience

This paper examines the impact of modern civilization on the socio-political and religious development of the African people using Igbo Community as an example. The study is descriptive in nature and as such, our source of data collection is secondary source. Content analysis was used to evaluate the information gathered. The paper agrees with the position of Akude (1992) that in every society, there are institutions and agencies which act as instruments for coordinating various socio-political and economic activities within such a society. It holds that the advent of modern civilization impacted positively on the socio-political and religious development of the Igbo people.