SOCSCI 1SS3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Religion In Africa, Chinua Achebe, Church Attendance
5 Jun 2019
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Thesis: the advent of colonialism triggered the erasure of traditional african religions and replaced their beliefs and values with those of christian faith. The impact of this phenomenon was both positive and negative, but it will be discovered that the negative outweighs the positive. These impacts are long-lasting and altered africa"s spirituality and identity: christianity was intertwined with the agenda of the west and had western values imbedded in its faith. The notion of religion in this presentation is not limited to rituals only but also includes culture, economic and politics. However, each aspect, will be investigated from a religious perspective. About the african religion: religion has a great influence on the way many africans live their life. Missionaries & colonizers: one in the same: when colonist came to africa their first priority was trade but after seeing how the.
