Public Lecture - A Reflection on Dynamic Survival of African Spirituality from Antiquity

 Abstract

African spirituality concerns the complex, dynamic and holistic human expressions contextualised in the consciousness of its peoples, which is shaped by their civilisations and cosmologies since antiquity. Given the universality and irreducibility of human dignity and human condition spirituality is a universal quality inherently influenced by contexts.

This reflection centralises the legitimacy of African spirituality on its merit while showcasing its consistency and coherence through a sample of core themes from its vast treasury. Historical and discursive analyses are used while focusing on reinforcing relevance in the 21^st century. Critical links are emphasised while similarities with other civilisational and continental spiritualities are explicated. This foregrounds African spirituality as an invaluable and indispensable treasure of global importance.

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