Reflection - Christian Hope in the African (Igbo) Context
Where is hope? Introduction This is a short exploratory treatment of Christian hope in the Igbo context. The background is situated in Nigeria’s flag-independence reality of peoples including the People of God in the Igbo nation. The exploration is divided into 3 parts. The first part address the question - what are Igbo cultural, religious and cosmological references to hope? The second part attempts to answer the first question in 2 parts including identification of Igbo cosmological themes and discernment of hope in Igbo words. The third part treat the question – what is the evidence or lack of evidence of Christian hope in the Igbo Church? The questions carry complex footprints in contemporary Nigeria particularly in view of rapid multidimensional changes with international, national and local significance. However, we start by introducing a brief outline of Igbo cosmology including relevant themes as significant resources for navigating religious and cultural dimension of ...
