How African conceptions of God bear on life's meaning

Up to now, a very large majority of work in the religious philosophy of life's meaning has presumed a conception of God that is Abrahamic. In contrast, in this article I critically discuss some of the desirable and undesirable facets of Traditional African Religion's salient conceptions of...

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Main Author: Metz, Thaddeus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2023
In: Religious studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 340-354
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Religious philosophy / Traditionelle afrikanische Religion / Idea of God / Meaning of life
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BS Traditional African religions
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B pro-theism
B God's purpose
B axiology of theism
B meaning of life
B traditional African religion
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