What Is Not Sacred?
Author | : Magesa Laurenti |
Publisher | : Orbis Books |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2014-04-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781608333219 |
ISBN-13 | : 1608333213 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "It is not for you to call profane what God counts clean."
Did Christianity replace traditional African religion with the arrival of European missionaries in past centuries? Or did sub-Saharan African cultures persist in maintaining their religious worldviews even after accepting the salvific message of Christianity? In this compelling book, Laurenti Magesa argues that despite missionary Christiaity's refusal to acknowledge the worth of traditional African religious culture. the incarnational spirituality of those cultures remains vibrant and visible today, and has much to offer and teach other cultures, both Christian and not.