African Religion

African traditional religion is at last being recognized by Western
scholars and theologians as central to authentic black African cultures.
Once relegated to the realm of "primitive" and stigmatized as "pagan,"
today there is a new acknowledgment of its importance, especially in its
stress on folk practices, communal values, and personal relationships.

“On the basis of his concept of African ‘comunothcism,’
Ogbonnaya has made I fascinating proposal about Tertullian’s theology and
thereby the origins of Christian Trinitarianism.”–David Ray
Griffin, School of Theology at Claremont
“Ogbonnaya’s study is provocative.

“On the basis of his concept of African ‘comunothcism,’
Ogbonnaya has made I fascinating proposal about Tertullian’s theology and
thereby the origins of Christian Trinitarianism.”–David Ray
Griffin, School of Theology at Claremont
“Ogbonnaya’s study is provocative.

“Pachocinski’s collection is a truly fascinating
read either for the dilettante or for the specialist. Additionally, this
opus is most important in that it organizes, codifies and preserves the
culture of the oral tradition.

"Religion and Social Transformation in Southern Africa provides
useful insights about religions' responses to South Africa's contemporary
problems.... Its deep and thoughtful reflection on the role of religion
in the social transformation of the region will enrich several disciplines.

"Religion and Social Transformation in Southern Africa provides
useful insights about religions' responses to South Africa's contemporary
problems.... Its deep and thoughtful reflection on the role of religion
in the social transformation of the region will enrich several disciplines.

Drawing on a wide array of sources to document cultural influences from Africa, the author vividly describes the emergence of an independent church tradition among African Americans.  L. H. Whelchel demonstrates the struggles of Africans in the United States to build and maintain their own churches before showing how those churches and their ministers were often at the center of seminal events in the history of America.  Dr. Whelchel provides an engaging and provocative narrative, and with detailed documentation and end notes for each chapter along with critical analyses which will be of benefit to ministers, scholars, teachers, students and the general reading public.