Abstract
The main thesis of this work is to portray Pan-Africanism as a movement that is destined to give all people of African descent a sense of identity, self-determination and liberation by supplying significant context for African theologians. Pan-Africanism, notwithstanding all its limitations, can be an effective instrument of African liberation and hence, proffers great opportunity for authentic theological enterprise. However, not minding the perceptible differences and competing strategies, the main motif of the Pan-African movement is the unification of all people of African descent and the commitment to black liberation. Culture and religion in African cosmology intermingles. Therefore, for a contextual theologian to work well in Africa, the act of culture and religion of the people must be considered and highly rated, for religion does not exist in a vacuum. Key words: Pan-Africanism, culture, politics, nationalism, inculturation, liberation, incarnation.
Highlights
The impact of theological knowledge which many African theologians acquired from the local catechists and teachers continue to be a significant part of the worldview which is updated in their works today (Odozor, 2020)
What makes the task of description even more burdensome is the fact that these ideas have not emerged from an individual person or a single group at one specific instance in history, but rather are an assemblage of connected ideas articulated over years by people of African descent from within and in the diaspora, who were addressing the issue of emancipation
PanAfricanism can be explained as a collection of ideas behind the Pan-African movement which aims at unifying all people of African descent to empower them to be instruments of their own liberation
Summary
Theology Department, School of Liberal Art, Duquesne University Pittsburgh, United States. The main thesis of this work is to portray Pan-Africanism as a movement that is destined to give all people of African descent a sense of identity, self-determination and liberation by supplying significant context for African theologians. Pan-Africanism, notwithstanding all its limitations, can be an effective instrument of African liberation and proffers great opportunity for authentic theological enterprise. Not minding the perceptible differences and competing strategies, the main motif of the Pan-African movement is the unification of all people of African descent and the commitment to black liberation. For a contextual theologian to work well in Africa, the act of culture and religion of the people must be considered and highly rated, for religion does not exist in a vacuum
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