A church birthed fourth out of the wildfires of slavery and #whitesupremacy becomes one of the oldest institutions opposed to racism in the world: #TheBlackChurch
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-- #DietrichBonhoeffer
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W. E. B. DuBois, 1903, The Souls of Black Folk
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#Oshun (known as Ochún or Oxúm in Latin America) also spelled Ọṣun, is an orisha, a spirit, a deity, or a goddess that reflects one of the manifestations of God in the Ifá and Yoruba religions.
“Traditional African religions are a set of highly diverse beliefs that include various ethnic religions. Generally, oral rather than scriptural, it includes the belief in a supreme creator.”
“Odinani comprises the traditional religious practices and cultural beliefs of the Igbo people of southern Nigeria. Odinani has monotheistic and panentheistic attributes, having a single God as the source of all things.”
The book answers this question by examining primarily indigenous religious traditions on the African continent,as well as exploring Christianity and Islam.
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“Probably the most explicit reference to the African soul is to be found in #Santeria, which represents the synthesis of the cults of African slaves and the Catholic religion.”
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“#Orunmila is the great benefactor, the Orisha of wisdom, knowledge and divination, worshiped mainly in Nigeria, Cuba, Brazil, and the United States. Son of Orokó & Alayerú.”
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