In African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions: Celebrating John Samuel Mbiti’s Contribution, contributors study John Samuel Mbiti as the father of a contemporary African theology that is informed and shaped by African culture and scholarship.

In African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions: Celebrating John Samuel Mbiti’s Contribution, contributors explore John Samuel Mbiti’s contributions to African scholarship and demonstrate how he broke through the western glass ceiling of scholarship and made African-informed and African-shaped scholarship a reality. Contributors examine the far-reaching implications of Mbiti’s scholarship, arguing that he shifted the contemporary African Christian landscape and informed global expressions of Christianity. African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions analyzes Mbiti’s scholarship and shows that his theories are malleable and fluid, allowing a new generation of scholars to reinterpret, reconstruct, and further develop his theories. This collection brings together contributors from a wide range of disciplines to study John Samuel Mbiti as the father of contemporary African theology and grapple with questions Africans face in the twenty-first century.

Introduction: Stirring the Celebratory Ritual Fire

Chammah J. Kaunda and Julius M. Gathogo

Part One: John Samuel Mbiti and African Theology and Philosophy

Chapter One: African Theology

Humphrey M. Waweru

Chapter Two: African Theology

Julius Gathogo

Chapter Three: African Women Theologies

Loreen Maseno

Chapter Four: African Patriotism

Julius Gathogo

Chapter Five: African Philosophy

Bernard Matolino

Chapter Six: African Concept of Time

Chammah J. Kaunda

Part Two: John Samuel Mbiti and Contemporary Issues in Africa

Chapter Seven: Marriage Negotiations

Elizabeth Motswapong and Kediemetse Machinya

Chapter Eight: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

Sokfa F. John

Chapter Nine: Sustainable Development

Odomaro Mubangizi

Chapter Ten: Peace and Security

Evelyn N. Mayanja

Chapter Eleven: International Relations and Identity

Andrew David Omona

Chapter Twelve: Migration and Identity

Martin Munyao

Chapter Thirteen: Climate Change and Insecurities

Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye

Part Three: John Samuel Mbiti and African Religions in Twenty-First Century

Chapter Fourteen: The ‘Living-Dead’

Felix K. Esoh

Chapter Fifteen: African Cultural History of Libation

Felix K. Esoh and Chammah J. Kaunda

Chapter Sixteen: Chapter African Religions as ‘World Religions’

Willy L. Mafuta and Chammah J. Kaunda

Chapter Seventeen: African Initiated Churches (AICs)

James Tiburcio

Chapter Eighteen: Challenges and Prospects for African Religions

Sibusiso Masondo