AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION
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SOME TOPICAL ISSUES The Meaning of Peace in African Trad. Religion and Culture The Role of Women in peace building in African Trad. Societies   Resources for peace in African proverbs and myths Concepts of Social Justice in Traditional Africa Reincarnation in the framework of African Ontology Crime in African Traditional Religion The Place of Ancestors Marriage among the Igbo of Nigeria African Religiosity expressed in Music (Italian) African Traditional Religions and Promotion of Community Emergent Key Issues in African Traditional Religion Ancestor Veneration in Africa African Creation Myths Creation in African Thought Traditional Religion in Africa: The Vodun phenomenon African Religiosity: Caribbean Experience African Religiosity: Women perspective African Religiosity: General manifestations   African Peoples and their names for GOD More about ANCESTORS Myths and Legends of the Bantu Myths of Ífè   African Traditional Religions and Modernity The loss of ATR in contemporary society The Role of women in African Traditional Religion   INTRODUCTION TO ASPECTS  OF THE RELIGION Bibliography on African Traditional Religion   Elements to admire in African Traditional Religion   TARGETED LINKS   Yoruba Belief- An Introduction, Man and the Gods in Yoruba Belief, Religion in Chad - Classical African Religions Autochthonous Religions (African & Native American) African Traditional Religions - Yoruba, Voodoo, JuJu, Haiti Haiti- African Religion syncretism Brazilian Myths & Fantastic Creatures The World of the Mande Yoruba Religion Akan Cosmology and Symbolism Ancient Africa A Great Oral Tradition Sidama of Ethiopia - Religion & Beliefs

MEETING POINTS OF THE THREE GREAT RELIGIONS IN AFRICA African Traditional Religion and ISLAM 1) 1000-year cohabitation and the resulting compromises  2) Islam's response to African Traditional Religion in Nigeria African Traditional Religion and CHRISTIANITY 1) «Conversion» in African Traditional Religion The meaning of "conversion of heart" in African Traditional Religion. 2) Approach to followers of African Traditional Religion Some of the motives behind Christian approaches to followers of African Traditional Religion. A short reflection on Christian-ATR interreligious relations. 3) Dialogue with followers of African Traditional Religion Sarpong explores the possibility of Christian dialogue with followers of African Traditional Religion. Some of the misconceptions are examined. 4) Official voice of the Catholic Church on African Traditional Religion and Cultural Values. Three most recent Popes have made significant statements on African Traditional Religion and Culture.  5) African Traditional Religion in Church Documents A search through Catholic Church documents for references to African Traditional Religion and a reflection on the findings. 6) Vatican guidelines on approach to followers of African Traditional Religion A letter from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to the Bishops of Africa on African Traditional Religion. 7) Areopagus Speech in ATR Perspective A presentation of the Areopagus Speech from the point of view of a reader in African Traditional Religion. 8) The African Synod on Traditional Religion Emefie E. Ikenga-Metuh examines the teaching of the African Synod on dialogue with African Traditional Religion 9) Christianity in Dialogue with African Traditional Religion: The changing attitude of the Catholic Church Chidi Isizoh examines the changes that have taken place in the Catholic Church's attitude to African Traditional Religion in the last hundred years 10) Inculturation, how far? Aylward Shorter evaluates the efforts being made to inculturate African values in Christianity 11) Bringing African Culture into the Church Buti Tlhagale presents aspects of culture for inculturation 12) Teaching African Traditional Religion in major Church Institutes of Higher Learning in Africa Hippolyte Ngimbi Nseka presents a Congo model of  programme for teaching African Traditional Religion in major Catholic Church's Educational Institutions 13) Motivazioni della Chiesa Cattolica per il Dialogo con La Religione Tradizionale Africana Chidi Isizoh gives general information (in Italian language) on Africa and the Catholic Church's approach to African Traditional Religion 14) The ressources pour la paix dans les religions traditionnelles africaines Theodore Mudiji explores the resources for peace in African Traditional Religion 15) Les germes de conflit dans la Religion Traditionnelle Africaine J. Martial Rasolonjatovo highlights the seeds of conflict in African Traditional Religion 16) Religions in Africa: Working and Walking Together. A Christian perspective Chidi Isizoh's reflection on the concrete collaboration among various religions in Africa based 17) Dialogue with African Traditional Religion: Progress and Challenges This is a presentation of  some areas of progress made by Christianity in dialogue with African Traditional Religion. It points out also some of the challenges. 18) The Influence of African Indigenous Religions on Roman Catholicism Prof. Chris. Ejizu reflects on the profound impact of African Traditional Religion on the Catholic Church South East of Nigeria

Practice of African Traditional Religion 
on the continent and in the diaspora