Christianity in the Philosophy of Edward Wilmot Blyden and JE Casely Hayford

بوشمال احمد; ميبربش سنوسي فايزة

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Christianity in the Philosophy of Edward Wilmot Blyden and JE Casely Hayford

Authors:

بوشمال احمد | ميبربش سنوسي فايزة

Publisher:

Université Ziane Achour de Djelfa

Journal:

مجلة أبحاث Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.197-213

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001796716

pISSN:

2661-734X

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Abstract:

 The dichotomy between African indigenous religion and European Christianity introduced in early European contact with Africa generated profound responses on the part of Africans. For Africans, missionaries failed to relate Christianity to indigenous beliefs. The European missionary attempted to “Westernize” rather than “Africanize” religious beliefs and practices. The situation was one of chaos as the African did not understand nor accept God being circumscribed in Western terms. Within this time of great upheaval for Africa, Edward Wilmot Blyden and J.E. Casely Hayford leveled severe criticism at the whole institution of European Christianity. The present study draws on Blyden’s and Hayford’s view of Christianity to unveil the similarities in the thoughts of both men and revealed that Hayford’s vision is deeply rooted in Blyden’s vision where the two tried to shape a correct, uncontaminated African religious world.

Article Details

Christianity in the Philosophy of Edward Wilmot Blyden and JE Casely Hayford

Authors:

بوشمال احمد | ميبربش سنوسي فايزة

Publisher:

Université Ziane Achour de Djelfa

Journal:

مجلة أبحاث Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.197-213

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001796716

pISSN:

2661-734X

Blyden

Western

European Christianity

African Christianity

Christian Negro

Hayford

Issues

Article Details

Christianity in the Philosophy of Edward Wilmot Blyden and JE Casely Hayford

Authors: بوشمال احمد | ميبربش سنوسي فايزة

Publisher: Université Ziane Achour de Djelfa

Journal: مجلة أبحاث Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.197-213

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001796716

pISSN: 2661-734X

Blyden

Western

European Christianity

African Christianity

Christian Negro

Hayford

Issues

Authors:

بوشمال احمد | ميبربش سنوسي فايزة

Publisher:

Université Ziane Achour de Djelfa

Journal:

مجلة أبحاث Vol.6 Issue 2, pp.197-213

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001796716

pISSN:

2661-734X