African Spirituality and Ethics: Decolonising a False Dichotomy
African Spirituality and Ethics: Decolonising a False Dichotomy
by Munyaradzi Felix Murove
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031455894 | 142 Pages | True PDF | 2.24 MB
by Munyaradzi Felix Murove
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031455894 | 142 Pages | True PDF | 2.24 MB
This book explores the symbiotic relationship that exists between African spirituality and ethics. Felix Murove discusses how these two concepts are entwined, and illustrates how they play a role in applied ethical issues. He argues that the general understanding of spirituality in Africa stems from Christianity, which has had a negative impact on African indigenous spirituality. The conceptual tools that run throughout the book are considerably Afro-centric, a methodological strategy which inevitably requires the reader to adopt some prior willingness to learn these Afro-centric concepts without easily resorting to western Christian and philosophical categories of thought. The book advocates for an Afro-centric conceptualization of spirituality and ethics, and encourages the reader to adopt a more holistic approach to African spirituality.