Traditional Concepts Of God In Africa
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Traditional Concepts Of God In Africa
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Author : S. O. Onyeidu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Traditional Concepts Of God In Africa written by S. O. Onyeidu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Africa categories.
God In Africa
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Author : Malcolm J. McVeigh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
God In Africa written by Malcolm J. McVeigh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Religion categories.
Combines clarity and simplicity of style with intuitive and scholarly depth, bringing the Christian and African concepts of God into focus.
Phenomenological Approaches To Religion And Spirituality
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Author : Essien, Essien D.
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2021-01-29
Phenomenological Approaches To Religion And Spirituality written by Essien, Essien D. and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-29 with Religion categories.
There is an interesting knowledge trajectory that God remains incomprehensible, not imperceptible. This lends credence to the fact that religious study since the Enlightenment has dedicated itself almost entirely to the problem of reconciling the non-existence of God in the physical world with his necessary existence in the metaphysical world. When seriously examined, it would be discovered that these two aspects are logically contradictory, and this is a problem with no solution. But interpreting God not as a physical being but as a phenomenological thing changes the nature of the problem enough that a solution emerges almost automatically. In this phenomenological model, the crux of the matter is that God does not exist, but God is real. Therefore, it is imperative to return to experience and verifiability, hence, purging it of unexamined and often hidden assumptions. Phenomenological Approaches to Religion and Spirituality brings together the different disciplines and research approaches to provide a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenology of God and spirituality, as well as offering an effective epistemological apparatus capable of dealing with this concept. The book employs multidisciplinary approaches from religious studies, theology, philosophy, anthropology, and other segments to dissect the subject matter for efficient evaluation and all-inclusive findings. While covering various aspects of religion such as the testaments of the Bible, the church, the religious experience, and various aspects of spirituality, this book is intended for theologians, philosophers, religious leaders, policymakers, academicians, researchers, students, public institutions, and agencies with a special interest in religious matters, values, knowledge, and truth.
African Traditional Religion Encounters Christianity
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Author : John Chitakure
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2017-11-07
African Traditional Religion Encounters Christianity written by John Chitakure and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-07 with Religion categories.
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.
The Gods Of Africa Or The God Of The Bible The Snares Of African Traditional Religion In Biblical Perspective
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Author : Leonard Thomas Nyirongo
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2018-08-25
The Gods Of Africa Or The God Of The Bible The Snares Of African Traditional Religion In Biblical Perspective written by Leonard Thomas Nyirongo and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-25 with Religion categories.
Our problem on the African continent at the moment is the following: Western people in general and Christian missionaries in particular, were mostly uncritical about their own (European) culture and over-critical about African culture. In reaction, African Christians in general and theologians in particular are today, on the one hand, very critical about the Western type of Christianity which has been transplanted to the continent, but, on the other hand, not critical enough about their own African culture and traditional religion. Many African theologians, for instance, claim that before the Gospel came to our continent, Africans already correctly worshiped the true God. They say that the Gospel was not the beginning of the true knowledge of God, but merely a continuation or fulfillment of true faith that already existed in the pre-Christian African's heart. Some even go so far as to suggest that the African's method of approaching God is as valid as the way of salvation through the Gospel. Such ideas are emphatically denied in this book. The whole book is more than an attempt to present African indigenous beliefs in a systematic manner, comparing it with Biblical teaching. It is not only against Western secularism, but also strongly opposed to the very strong syncretistic tendency in African church life and in African theology. It convincingly argues that the idea of adaptation should be replaced by the idea of transformation in the light of God's Word. We cannot have a peaceful accommodation but only a powerful confrontation between traditional African religion and real Biblical Christian faith. This clash of irreconcilable spiritual powers becomes clear on every page - a struggle between life and death, a struggle for control of the hearts and minds of the African people. The writer pleads with his fellow African to make a definite choice (either the Gospel or traditional beliefs) and not to opt for a
The Traditional African Concept Of God And The Christian Concept Of God
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Author : Peter Chiehiụra Uzor
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Release Date : 2004
The Traditional African Concept Of God And The Christian Concept Of God written by Peter Chiehiụra Uzor and has been published by Peter Lang Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Africa categories.
This book is motivated by the positive view of the non-Christian religions expressed by the Fathers of the Vatican Council II (cf. NA 2a), a revolutionary view considered from the official teaching of the tradition of the Church up till then, and much more in such a central issue as the belief in God. This book aims at initiating a healthy interaction between the Christian understanding of God and the understanding of God in the traditional religion of the Igbo people of West Africa. In approaching this task this special study pursues some major aims. In the first place it engages itself in the clarification of some basic issues: Are the religious experiences which are phenomenologically found in all religions including the Igbo religion only mere human fabrications or do they originate from a revelation of God? Secondly, this publication working with the innovative analysis of the theophoral personal names provides some profound factual information about the concrete contents of the Igbo religion on God. Thirdly, the author tries to find out whether there could be a basic agreement between the understanding of God in Igbo religion and the biblical revelation. In this work the fundamental agreement is found in the conviction that God in traditional Igbo religion, Chukwu and the God of the Bible is the God of life. The purpose of this book therefore, is to bring back the question of God to the centre of existential Christian life: it is to make the theme of God the motivation and criterion for the whole Christian life and spirituality - both individually and communally. The theme of the God of life introduces God into life and connects the problems and questions of men and women of todayto the theme of God.
Elements Of African Traditional Religion
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Author : Elia Shabani Mligo
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2013-08-02
Elements Of African Traditional Religion written by Elia Shabani Mligo and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-02 with Religion categories.
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.
African Origins Of Monotheism
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Author : Gwinyai H. Muzorewa
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2014-10-29
African Origins Of Monotheism written by Gwinyai H. Muzorewa and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-29 with Religion categories.
African Origins of Monotheism recasts an African knowledge of God in a new and original way. It aims to recapture concepts of God as originally reflected upon by pristine African religious thinkers. Muzorewa is seeking after the traditional African understandings of the Divine, which trace their origins back before the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Monotheism, he maintains, is the ancient view of God, ubiquitous across the continent of Africa; indeed, monotheism comes "out of Africa." The book challenges the way that the idea of God has been manipulated by Eurocentric agendas, by colonizers, enslavers, and empire builders, all of whom were using God-talk to achieve their own personal ends. In African thinking, the God concept is guided by a sense of the presence of the all-pervasive and omnipresent God, which has instilled in the people a sense of respect for life at all costs. Thus, respect is not based on a commandment or on fear but on a propensity for affinity.
African Traditional Religion And The Christian Faith
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Author : Cornelius Olowola
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
African Traditional Religion And The Christian Faith written by Cornelius Olowola and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Religion categories.
This book provides a new, constructive and critical approach to African traditional religion, from the standpoint of Christian faith.
Foundations Of African Traditional Religion And Worldview
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Author : Yusufu Turaki
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Foundations Of African Traditional Religion And Worldview written by Yusufu Turaki and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Africa categories.