Christianity and the African traditional religion(s) : the postcolonial round of engagement
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Adamo, David Tuesday
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OpenJournals Publishing
Abstract
This article concerned itself with the modern encounter between Christianity and African
Indigenous Religion (AIR) in Africa. It is essentially a postcolonial approach to what AIR
and its essential characteristics is: God and humanity, sacrifices, afterlife and ancestors. The
rapid growth of many religions in Africa and the revival of AIR in postcolonial Africa have
made inter-religious dialogue an urgent necessity. Unlike the colonial encounter with AIR,
which was characterised by hostility and the condemnation of AIR, the postcolonial encounter
should be characterised by mutual respect, understanding, tolerance, and some level of
freedom, liberation and genuineness. In this way, suspicion will be reduced, because despite
the adherents’ confession of Christianity, AIR is not about to be extinct.
Description
This paper was originally
presented at the World
Reform Fellowship
Conference, Krugersdorp
(Agterberg Center), South
Africa, 23–25 September
2008.
Keywords
African Indigenous Religion (AIR)
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Adamo, D.T., 2011, ‘Christianity and the African traditional religion(s): The postcolonial round of engagement’, Verbum et Ecclesia 32(1), Art. #285, 10 pages. DOI: 10.4102/ve.v32i1.285