similarities between african traditional religion and christianity pdf

Below is the article summary. For example, in 14 of the 19 countries surveyed, more than three-in-ten people say they sometimes consult traditional healers when someone in their household is sick. These are called Taboos. However, Christians can offer animals to the church where they canbe sold or reared to give the church income. Many laws, customs, set forms of behavior, regulations, rules, observances and taboos, constituting the moral code and ethics of a given community, are held sacred, and are believed to have been instituted by God.Furthermore, a person acts in ways that are good when he or she conforms to the customs and regulations of the community, or bad when he or she does not. As a universal religion, Christianity has to find an, This article engages with the notion of Ndembu traditional eco-masculinities which was conceptualised in a framework of sacrifice as ground for manliness. They take the communion to remember thedeath and resurrection of Jesus. L_}mB)b7h; uZ4 QI,^ID-*Rj" xx>@9lCQr [GE1Hz:Aj3>^5T-FPD5|. It was believed that Vodun was a representativeof the Supreme God known as Mawu. Mission Manual Pages Section A Biblical Basis of Mission 1 20, E-journal of Religious and Theological Studies, TITLE A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SALVATION IN ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY: TOWARDS DEVELOPING AN EVANGELISTIC MODEL IN SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TUENSANG DISTRICT CHAPTER ONE, Baptism and Original Sin in the Early Church : contributions of Tertullian, THE UNIQUELY CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW - Ethington Book, CHRISTIANITY AND AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION IN KUMASI: A COMPARATIVE STUDY Department of General Art Studies, SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY @BULLET An Introduction to Bible Doctrine @BULLET, Monotheism in the Qur'an and in the New Testament: Comparative Theological Explorations of the Role of Prophets and the Covenants. There are also the lesser gods that take residency in streams, rivers, trees and mountains. I should add that without claiming to be full members of indigenous traditions, there are many professed Christians and Muslims who participate in one form of indigenous religious rituals and practices or another. That would be a serious loss not only for Africans, but also for academics, researchers, writers, and general seekers of wisdom the world over. Total loading time: 0 The defining line between deities and ancestors is often contested, but overall, ancestors are believed to occupy a higher level of existence than living human beings and are believed to be able to bestow either blessings or illness upon their living descendants. For example, an African amulet might have inside of it a written verse from either the Koran or Christian Bible. Also, how the Christian organizations help free women and girls from the grip of slavery. Itis made of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit working together as one. and It is worth noting that these animals areat no time offered as burnt offerings to God. Furthermore, the issue is whether a strict order of retribution cannot be tolerated if human ambition gets in the way of realizing enduring moral virtue and well-being. Today Christians worship Godmainly in churches. Christians do not have regard for their powers because they believethat they overcome all evil through the name of Jesus. The spiritual medium is the physical embodiment of the religious retributive order in which Africans know themselves to stand.. GAZETTE: What is the state of indigenous African religions today? These images could be of a lion or another animal carvedfrom a tree to represent a god. The position I critique in this paper is really a complex of closely overlapping positions, some more theoretically sophisticated or better grounded empirically than others.1 Their central thrust is to emphasize the similarities rather than the differences between current movements in the world religions, particularly Christianity and Islam, but also to a lesser extent in Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism. by Richard Chowning [ ATR Topics Page | Africa Missions Research and Strategy Page | Africa Missions Main Page | Help ] [ QuickStart ] Creator God The supreme being in most African Traditional Religions is seen as the creator of humans and all other living things. However, the reasons for the growth of Christianity in Africa significantly include the way the Africans have attempted to deal with their threatening fears, especially witchcraft. Areas of interest to read in the part one was how Christianity has found an inroad into the lives of so many who were living in deep darkness and slavery to the evil powers. Secondly, there is moral and religious order. 1630-1633), HEBREWS' CHRISTOLOGY AND ITS CONTEMPORARY APPREHENSION IN AFRICA 1, New Mind, New Heart, New Strength (A Paradigm on the New Man), Dissertation ETD Libermann and EA in Dialogue Dec 2013, Pentecostalism and Shamanism in Asia and Beyond: An Inter-disciplinary Analysis. It doesnt have a fixed creed, like in some forms of Christianity or Islam. African Spirituality, Politics, and Knowledge Systems - Toyin Falola 2022-03-10 Focusing on the three leading religious traditions in Africa (African Traditional Religion, Islam, and Christianity), this book shows how belief in the supremacy of sacred words compels actions and influences practices in contemporary Africa. Even though their differences outnumber their. <>>> Acts are wrong if they hurt or damage relationships or if they are discovered to constitute a breach of custom or regulation. To buttress his point Mbiti states that in certain African societies to sleep with someone elses wife is not considered evil if these two are not found out by the society which forbids it, and in other societies is in fact an expression of friendship and hospitality to let a guest spend the night with ones wife or daughter or sister. Mbitis assertions must be read as a limited reference to some African societies and in some limited settings. The worship can be direct , but is done (mostly) indirectly through divine agents like the gods or divinities (abosom in Akan , legbaa in Ewe ) and the ancestors. / DI41@ tD}r;Y w,XVzwiA1JtvrlfFaD7E@s 00=L"q{Vf\}ioKy=lXS.P6ChX m% ~nUV)=vp%FBvy}+6,0+V8sG&>K_iBOntQvyCN[I'uvR;}hA/D|+I9Q$cL, Omissions? (+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries. This is because Jesusalready shed His blood on the cross and He was the perfect sacrifice that totally satisfied God. Conflict is a universal phenomenon that is inevitable in human interaction. (+1) 202-419-4300 | Main Download chapter 3 in full (3-page PDF, <1MB), Photo credit: Sebastien Desarmaux/GODONG/Godong/Corbis, Part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 1615 L St. NW, Suite 800Washington, DC 20036USA According to all the major surveys, Christianity and Islam each represent approximately 40 percent of the African population. Olupona earned his bachelor of arts degree in religious studies from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1975. Religion is closely bound up with the traditional way of African life; therefore, religion has shaped the lives of Africans, at the same time life has shaped religion as well. Most African communities offered animals and not humans as sacrifices. 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The religious functions, especially of chiefs and lineage heads, are clearly demonstrated during such periods as the Odwira of the Akan, Hogbetsotso / Tedudu of the Ewe, the Homowo of the Ga-Adangbe, or the Aboakyir of the Efutu (coastal Guan), when the people are organized in activities that renew and strengthen relations with their ancestors. These initiation rituals are already not as common in Africa as they were only 50 years ago, yet age-grade initiations have always helped young Africans feel connected to their community and their past. Pp. Exodus 20:3-5 tells us not to make or worship images ofanything in heaven or on earth. (I myself have consulted with several diviners for my research on specific academic topics regarding African culture and history; consequently, if we were to lose Africas diviners, we would also lose one of Africas best keepers and sources of African history and culture. In African Traditional Religion, they do believe in a genderless god with the three names: Umvelingqangi, uNkulunkulu, and uThixo (Badoian, 2014). Corrections? This dissertation will attempt to explore how deliverance ministry has replaced the anti-witchcraft shrines and the exorcistic activities of the African Indigenous Churches. Traditional Africans believed in the power of magic and medicinemen. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Indigenous African practices tend to be strongest in the central states of Africa, but some form of their practices and beliefs can be found almost anywhere in Africa. Traditional African religion advocated for bird and animal sacrifices whenever peoplewent to worship God. The Supreme Being is usually thought of as remote from daily religious life and is, therefore, not directly worshipped. A belief in ancestors also testifies to the inclusive nature of traditional African spirituality by positing that deceased progenitors still play a role in the lives of their living descendants. Both have initiation rites into full membership. A Background to Religion and Magic in Western Thought Our modern usage of the term 'magic' derives from the Greek magike, The introduced religions of Islam (in northern Africa) and Christianity (in southern Africa) are now the continent's major religions, but traditional religions still play an important role, especially in the interior of sub-Saharan Africa. Church Life Journal Rooted in the belief in God as the Creator, Africans believe in various dimensions of the created universe, such as visible and invisible (the spiritual realm), heavenly (skyward) and earthly (and in some ethnic groups there is a belief in the underworld). endobj Traditional theologians explained that one could not worship the Supreme Being formally, without the agency of the divinities or ancestors. x + 306. (See the glossary for more information on juju. When punishment comes, it comes in the present life. Whatever the difference in the deep structures that undergird the moral life in the Christian conception or in Africa Traditional Religion, Green, like Mbiti, concludes that Africans believe in a morally saturated universe: The role of intermediary agents and spirits in maintaining moral order in African Traditional Religion is quite remarkable, as we have already seen from the work of Mbiti. The Igbo traditional religious worldview maintains a polytheistic religious view, unlike the monotheistic outlook of the Christian religion. African spirituality simply acknowledges that beliefs and practices touch on and inform every facet of human life, and therefore African religion cannot be separated from the everyday or mundane.. However, in African religious thought God is distanced from the task of moral affairs because the task of moral retribution and maintenance of effective moral norms is usually performed by spiritual agents of much lower standingthat is, by spirits of various sorts, by ghosts and even by human practitioners of spiritual arts. Other characteristics that show the contrast between (Western) Christian thought and African Traditional Religion,according to Green, are the nonexistence of concepts of heaven and hell in African Traditional Religion, the lack of messianic expectations and hope, and the absence of eschatological thought with God stepping in to right all wrongs or to punish wickedness. And although African Traditional Religion affirms the continuation of life after death, where the person is believed to join the spirit world of the ancestors to continue life in some ways similar to the life before death, this belief does not constitute a hope for improved existence or for ultimate reward and punishment since a persons moral depravity or moral rectitude [does] not count in the beyond and whatever penalties or rewards those may bring have no bearing on life after death.. The conviction that people will be reborn in this world again and again tends to be more common among Christians than Muslims. Taboos and customs cover all aspects of human life: words, foods, dress, relations among people, marriage, burial, work, and so forth: A part of this belief in the moral and religious order is belief in the invisible universe, which consists of divinities, spirits, and the ancestors (the living dead). The vibrancy of African Traditional Religion in these two aspectstheological and moralcreates a unique opportunity for Christianity in Africa, one that, as Bediako points out has been lost to Christian theology in the West, "for a serious and creative theological encounter between the Christian and primal traditions." A sacrifice refers to an animal that is offered to God, e.g. Traditional African religious influences on the church and the Bible It is worth noting that Cameroonians ferociously resisted foreign religions in the 18th century to maintain their traditional religions when Christianity entered Cameroon (Betoto, 2012). This is the function of Gods providence and sustenance of the universe. This happened in the past, and these codes were stipulated, considered sacred and binding, by the community leaders: The moral and religious order in the universe is articulated and expressed in a variety of taboos and customs that prohibit specific actions contravening such order. Some of the ideas from Mbitis works are pertinent to our discussion here: Africans believe in a hierarchy of beings, from the ultimate being, God, to lesser ones, divinities, spirits, the living dead, human beings, animals, plants, and inanimate beings. for this article. This order, established by God, guides the functioning of the universe, preventing it from falling into chaos; and it ensures the continuance of life and the universe itself. Such activities include the making of sacrifices and the pouring of libations. endobj the other in tradition poses a serious dilemma for both Christianity and tradition in Africa. Yet consider that in 1900 most Africans in sub-Saharan Africa practiced a form of indigenous African religions. While the universe has a beginning, many Africans believe that it does not have an endeither spatially or temporally. Consequently, traditional Africans have different ideas on what role the ancestors play in the lives of living descendants. Part one looks briefly at the matter of religion itself. Shrine visitation is strongest among the uneducated and in rural communities. Sorry, preview is currently unavailable. inequality and class divide, dreams and interpretation, names and religious identity. Religion informs everything in traditional African society, including political art, marriage, health, diet, dress, economics, and death. The African Traditional Religion has no founder. Both have places of worship. A Journal of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, by Paulinus Ikechukwu Odozor Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. Green opines that although superficially regarded, this may seem to be a minimal moral relationshipmore like a kind of egoism on one side and fearful propitiation on the otherit also shows, however, the profound role that respect for age and for the fulfillment of lineage and familial duties play in this traditional setting. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. February 21, 2019. The writing of this paper is another opportunity given to me so that l would use my talents given by the Holy Spirit to help our relatives still under the worldview of Satan to see and come into the Light of Life. Eternal Rest of the Soul. [D@dIS(P]y`ne]y:fjGZ3yEAVOI QFY- So, basically, to speak of African tradition is to talk about African Traditional Religion. In short, the question is whether the notion of mercy exists in the moral order of African Traditional Religion and whether the sacrifices of African religion amount to an expiatory understanding in African religious thought. endobj View all Google Scholar citations An important preoccupation of Mbitis work has been to show that knowledge of God and the worship of God have been staples of African life from the earliest times on the continent. This is the kind of interlocutor who will counter an observation about violent militancy in contemporary Islam in the context, let us say, of a discussion about Boko Haram with But what about the Crusades? At stake here is nothing less than the question of human culpability and ultimate redemption, which has to do with the traditional Christian topic of sin and grace. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Foreign religions simply dont have that same connection to the African continent. Render date: 2023-03-01T10:31:12.538Z Both have religious leaders or priests whopresent the peoples requests to God. The ancestors are believed to be the most immediate link with the spiritual world, and they are thought to be constantly near, observing every thought and action of the living. Who Should Christians Worship? Journal of Biblical Unitarianism 1:1, 5-33, 2014. This article concerned itself with the modern encounter between Christianity and African Indigenous Religion (AIR) in Africa. Indigenous African spirituality today is increasingly falling out of favor. This is not to say that indigenous African spirituality represents a form of theocracy or religious totalitarianism not at all. GAZETTE: How do you balance your Christian and indigenous African identity? Since God is seen as the Creator, various aspects of the universe are permeated by the sense of the sacredthe religious mentality affects the way people see the universe. Witchcraft has been a prevailing belief in African cultures and has continually posed problems for the African people groups. Holding or maintaining to a uniform doctrine is not the essence of indigenous African religions. 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Christianity is more dominant in the south, while Islam is more dominant in the north. Because many diseases are believed to have spiritual causes, traditional priests sometimes act as doctors or herbalists. Our duty is to preach the Word of God and trust the saving grace of Jesus Christ for conversion of souls. Christianity, African traditional religions, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism. The missionaries succeeded in spreading Christianity in Africa at a time when tribal religions were ignored or denigrated. Akiki Nyabongos novel, Africa answers back, reveals that religious syncretism in Africa is a reality that has persistently painted Christianity as an offshoot of traditional African religions. An old African adage says: The sky is large enough for birds to fly around without one having to bump into the other.. Like Mbiti and Green, Magesa notes that the world of African Traditional Religion is a hierarchically ordered place where, On the lowest rung of the ladder are spirits, who are active beings distinct from humans and reside in nature and phenomena such as trees, rivers, rocks, or lakes. According to Mbiti, Africans believe that God has ordained a moral order for humans, through which they came to understand what is good and what is evil, so that they might live in harmony with one another and safeguard the life of the people. ), In addition to expressing high levels of belief in the protective power of sacrificial offerings and sacred objects, upwards of one-in-five people in every country say they believe in the evil eye, or the ability of certain people to cast malevolent curses or spells. Traditional Africans didnot have this practice. Some ancestors may even be reincarnated to replenish the lineage. (Hebrews 1:1,Matthew 5:17,Exodus 34:10-28). This is a universal belief among Africans. This article concerned itself with the modern encounter between Christianity and African Indigenous Religion (AIR) in Africa. But after braving that first blizzard in a land far from his native Nigeria, Olupona stuck it out and earned his Ph.D. Sacrificial meals in the traditional Africanreligion are the equivalent of the Holy. Despite the presence of Christianity, traditional religions in Ghana have retained their influence because of their intimate relation to family loyalties and local mores. The introduced religions of Islam (in northern Africa) and Christianity (in southern Africa) are now the continents major religions, but traditional religions still play an important role, especially in the interior of sub-Saharan Africa. 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