The God in Us: How African Spirituality Ignited World Religion and Global Civilisation

Author:   Hlumelo Biko
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781032759708


Pages:   178
Publication Date:   07 June 2024
Format:   Hardback
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The God in Us: How African Spirituality Ignited World Religion and Global Civilisation


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This book traces the unitary source of all of the world’s major religions. The book underscores the fact that there are many ways in which humanity has sought revelation of God, yet there is a common inspiration behind humanity’s God concept. The author’s analysis of world religions or faiths adopts a multi-interdisciplinary approach taking the reader through historical, anthropological, archaeological, and theological viewpoints to make juxtapositions. God in us is a rich resource that helps the readers understand the origins of human civilisation and how humans began to worship God, domesticate animals like sheep, invent astrology and create languages. Biko’s research also delves deeper into unveiling African indigenous knowledge systems and science that predate the arrival of the colonisers on the African soil. Print edition not for sale in Sub Saharan Africa.

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Author:   Hlumelo Biko
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781032759708


ISBN 10:   1032759704
Pages:   178
Publication Date:   07 June 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Preface Introduction and background 1. Africans and the Divine 2. African Pantheism and the Sanatan Dharma 3. The Old Testament and its African roots 4. Understanding the origins and development of pantheism 5. Who created the universe? Energy of Light, the Demiurge or God? 6. Gnosticism and the testimony of Jesus 7. The rise and fall from grace of the Catholic Church 8. The spiritual scramble for Africa 9. Case Studies, Part One (Ethiopia, Bukongo and Akan) 10. Missionary Motives, Cultural Reproduction and Case Studies, Part Two 11. Conclusion Index

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