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Canon Professor John Mbiti, an Anglican priest from Kenya, taught Theology and Religion for many years at. .

Canon Professor John Mbiti, an Anglican priest from Kenya, taught Theology and Religion for many years at Makerere University in Uganda. After that he served as Director of the Ecumenical Institute Bossey, of the World Council of Churches near Geneva, Switzerland. He has been visiting professor at many universities in Europe, America, Canada and Australia and has travelled widely in many countries.

African Religions & Philosophy book. Mbiti adds a new "African Religions and Philosophy" is a systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief that have evolved in the many societies of Africa.

African religions and philosophy. some content may be lost due to the binding of the book. byMbiti, John S. Publication date 1970. Topics Philosophy, African. PublisherGarden City, . Collectioninlibrary; printdisabled; ; americana. Digitizing sponsorInternet Archive. ContributorInternet Archive. CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II. CityGarden City, . rn:oclc:record:1024158266.

African religions & philosophy. by. Mbiti, John S. Publication date. Oxford ; Portsmouth, . Books for People with Print Disabilities. Internet Archive Books.

African Religions and Philosophy" is a systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief that have evolved in the . Mbiti adds a new dimension to the understanding of the history, thinking, and life throughout the African continent.

African Religions and Philosophy" is a systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief that have evolved in the many societies of Africa.

Mbiti's seminal book, African Religions and Philosophy (1969), was the first work to challenge Christian assumption that traditional African religious ideas were "demonic and anti-Christian". His sympathetic treatment of traditional religions was based on massive field work  . Mbiti returned to Makerere University, where he taught African traditional religion from 1964 to 1974. While he was here he wrote his first book, African Religions and Philosophy (1969)

African Religions and Philosophy" is a systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief that have evolved in the .

John Mbiti was born in Kitui, Kenya, and received his education in Africa and abroad. As a philosopher and Christian theologian, Mbiti became one of the early African authorities on African religions. Trained as an Anglican priest, he went on to be both professor and parish minister in Switzerland, where he later settled. Using his philosophical skills, he focuses on deriving a representation of a coherent philosophical worldview from the indigenous traditions

The assumption is made that the concept of time is basic to the understanding of African religions such as Christianity and Islam are briefly discussed in their African context.