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An African religious ethics and the Euthyphro problem

Acta Academica, 2017
Supposing that an African metaphysics grounded on the notion and/or value of vitality is true, can it do a better job in terms of informing an African religious ethics than its Western counterparts, specifically, the Divine Command theory (DCT)?
Motsamai Molefe
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Reproducibility of the brief religious coping inventory with African athletes’ sample using ordinal factor analytical approach

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
BackgroundPrevious studies have revealed that religious coping strategy is common among athletes due to the stressful experiences before and during competitions as part of the mental preparations they go through, the uncertainty of sporting outcomes, and
Edmond Kwesi Agormedah, Frank Quansah, Medina Srem-Sai, Francis Ankomah, Francis Ankomah, John Elvis Hagan, John Elvis Hagan, Thomas Schack   +7 more
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What is religion? An African understanding

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2010
Western thought has influenced the way that religion is understood. Western philosophy supported the separation between the sacred and the profane. Modernism, focusing on human rationality, reduced religion to a set of correctly formulated dogmas and ...
Jaco Beyers
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The significance of African oral tradition in the making of African Christianity

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
As religious systems are intertwined with social systems, change and continuity in thought and practice constitute a significant feature of Christianity. Thus, African Christianity embodies a distinct socio-cultural stamp of the continent.
Valentine U. Iheanacho
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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Morality and religion in African thought

Acta Theologica, 2008
The article deals critically with current discourses on morality in African thought. These discourses reflect the ambivalence between those scholars seeking to define African morality within the parameters of a conventionalised, Western, religious ...
P. J. Nel
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The Concept of Evil in African Communities: The Case of the Yoruba, Akan and Igbo People [PDF]

Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology, 2021
Traditionally, Africans see themselves as each other’s keeper, and that is the main reason for the concern shown towards each other and the general wellbeing of all in society.
Godfred Adjei Nyarko
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Commentary on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in sub-Saharan Africa

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Rates of vaccination against COVID-19 remain lower in sub-Saharan Africa than in other low and middle-income regions. This is, in part, attributed to vaccine hesitancy, mainly due to misinformation about vaccine origin, efficacy and safety.
Severin Kabakama, Eveline T. Konje, Jerome Nyhalah Dinga, Colman Kishamawe, Imran Morhason-Bello, Peter Hayombe, Olufela Adeyemi, Ernest Chimuka, Ivan Lumu, John Amuasi, Theophilus Acheampong, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira   +11 more
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A Phenomenological Study of Sexuality among the People of Tutu Akuapem-Ghana: Implications for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2021
Issues about human sexuality have generated serious discussion in both public and academic discourses. In Ghana, the recent frightening figures of teenage pregnancy and diverse reactions to homosexuality, gay, bisexual, and transgender in news outlets
Solomon Kwame Gyamerah , Maxwell Kojo Tsibu   +1 more
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Divine kingship and Afro-Byzantine political theology through syncretism: Intersections of faith, power, and art in Nubia and Ethiopia [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology
This article examines how Byzantine political theology was transmitted and transformed within African Christian kingdoms of Nubia and Ethiopia particularly through religious art.
Professor Raita Steyn
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