Author: Cornelius Olowola
Publisher:
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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This book provides a new, constructive and critical approach to African traditional religion, from the standpoint of Christian faith.

Author: Richard J. Gehman
Publisher: East African Publishers
ISBN: 9789966253545
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
Languages : en
Pages : 444

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Author: Richard J. Gehman
Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Author: John Chitakure
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 149824419X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 275

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Right from the beginning of humankind, God has never deprived a people of his grace and revelation. In fact, God uses people's environment and culture to communicate his will. There is no single religion that can claim to have the exclusive possession of God's revelation, for God is too immense to be confined within one faith. Hence, it was erroneous, blasphemous, and misleading for some of the early Christian missionaries to Africa to claim that they had brought God to Africa, a mentality that implied the non-existence of God in Africa before their arrival. Of course, God was already in Africa, but the missionaries either failed to discern his presence or just disregarded the traces of his existence. This book explores the religious beliefs, practices, and values of the indigenous people of Africa at the time of the early missionaries' arrival, with particular reference to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It also evaluates the extent of the missionarie's successes and challenges in converting Africans to Christianity. It finally surveys how African Christians have remained attached to the indigenous religious beliefs that used to provide answers to their existential questions.

Author: Yusufu Turaki
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Author: Chukwudum Barnabas Okolo
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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Author: Joseph Dele Tunji
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1645841367
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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Unspoken: Exposing the Silent yet Critical Persuasion of African Traditional Religion has an enormous unshakable influence on the African Christian churches, both in Africa and Diaspora. This book is a well-researched masterpiece on African traditional religion and Christianity. It exposes the problem of syncretism and paganism in religious practices--emphasizes Christianity as exclusively faith in Jesus Christ and the finished work on the cross. African traditional religion is an organized religion, indigenous in nature, and unique in structure. It combines African tradition and religion. Thus, it becomes difficult for Africans, not to demonstrate some traits of rooted African traditional religion in their practice of Christianity. This book also looked at the dilemma of linguistic study in the use of Western Christian terminologies for African traditional religion. Two important terminologies that frequently occur in the West are the separation of "state" and of "church." If these terms are not redefined, they will make no sense to the African culture because African "tribe territories" are not the same as the Western "states." African traditional religion was passed down collectively through oral tradition, and the tradition may not be overtly displayed but is always hidden within the individuals.

Author: Joseph S. Gbenda
Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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Author: Elia Shabani Mligo
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1625640706
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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African Traditional religion (ATR) is one of the world religions with a great people and a great past. It is embraced by Africans within and outside the continent despite the various ethnic religious practices and beliefs. This book highlights and discusses the common elements which introduce African Traditional Religion as one unified religion and not a collection of religions. The major focus of the book is discussing the need for studying ATR in twenty-first-century Africa whereby globalization and multi-culture are prominent phenomena. Why should we study the religion of the African natives in this age? In response to this question, the book argues that since ATR is part of the African people's culture, there is a need to understand this cultural background in order to contextualize Christian theology. Using some illustrations from Nyumbanitu worship shrine located at Njombe in Tanzania, the book purports that there is a need to understand African people's worldview, their understanding of God, their religious values, symbols and rituals in order to enhance meaningful dialogue between Christianity and African people's current worldview. In this case, the book is important for students of comparative religion in universities and colleges who strive to understand the various religions and their practices.

Author: Dmitry Usenco
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725271605
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Breaking away from the centuries-long theological tradition, Dmitry Usenco offers a radically new—semiotic—reading of spirituality, proceeding on his original theory of the initial cultural unity that embraces language, technology, and religion. African Traditional Religion comes into focus as a valid alternative and—in the long run—an equal partner to Christianity in the creation of a modern pluralistic society. While the author’s concepts and conclusions may seem controversial to some, none of the readers can discard them as irrelevant. Africa’s future will in many respects depend on her ability to preserve her cultural heritage in which religion plays a crucial part.