Topic > African Religion and Christianity - 905

In many societies, religious beliefs are the foundation that serve as a guide to how people should live their lives. At the heart of most religious beliefs is the belief in God as the Creator of humanity. The religion of Christianity is one in which Christians believe in God as the heavenly father and in Jesus Christ as his son and savior. African religions include a wide variety of traditional beliefs. This religious group shares many of the same aspects of Christianity. However, there are also some customs and principles that are in stark contrast to Christian beliefs. Although African religious customs are sometimes shared by many local societies, they are usually unique to specific populations or geographic regions. One of the main tenets of both African religions and Christianity is the view of God as omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. Throughout the article, Mbiti demonstrates the many similarities between African religions and Christianity. He states that numerous African cultures have special names that are referred to to describe God. Different tribes use names such as "the Wise", "the Guardian of all", "He who is everywhere", "the Almighty", and "the Almighty" which are also qualities that Christians use to describe their God. It is generally conceived that both the God of African religions and the God of Christianity are one of Spirit and the one who created the universe. The concept of God as Creator is described in the Bible in Genesis: chapter 1, verses 1 and 3, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth...And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters." This concept is also represented in the African tribe of the Akan. Their title for God, Borebore, means “Excavator, He...... center of the card ...... addressing questions about Africa and its religious life. The main misinterpretation when it comes to Africa and its religion is that all Africans worship idols and small deities. This illusion is suppressed in the article We know that Africans strongly believed in the living dead and the influence that spirits can have on daily life. That's why they hold their ancestors in high esteem. Ancestors are still remembered by their families, they can contact the living, protect them from misfortunes and help them as intermediaries to God. In a sense, people do not worship their ancestors, but ask for their help. The undead can easily become involved in the lives of the living. The living dead are the link between man and God and between man and spirits. Human beings keep the relationship alive through libations, offerings, prayers and through appropriate rituals.