I see a lot of patterns in our behavior as a nation that parallel a lot of other historical processes.
My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel.
The challenge is to keep it fresh. If you're talking about Britney Spears over and over, it's very hard to keep that interesting.

