African origins of monotheism
Subtitle: challenging the eurocentric interpretation of God concepts on the continent and in diaspora
By: Gwinyai H. Muzorewa ; [foreword by Ralph C. Watkins]
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9781620323106
Subjects: God; Monotheism; Doctrinal Theology; Religion
Description: The book challenges the way that the idea of God has been manipulated by Eurocentric agendas, by colonizers, enslavers, and empire builders, all of whom were using God-talk to achieve their own personal ends. In African thinking, the God concept is guided by a sense of the presence of the all-pervasive and omnipresent God, which has instilled in the people a sense of respect for life at all costs. Thus, respect is not based on a commandment or on fear but on a propensity for affinity.--Provided by publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.