Spirit - between man and God

African traditional religions, even in their diaspora-forms in the Carribean, have been often described as Animism or Spiritism. However, in as much as such criticism may be in some cases somehow justified, the paradox rather is; that the greatest strengths of these religions may still be found within this very same characteristic. This book posits that African Christian theology could have something peculiar to offer to the contemporary theologising world; something that history and fate have inevitably and inalienably allotted to it. It could be a mediatorial and integrative role; something positive, conse-quent on the historical givens of the ‘African reality’. “A particular sub-title suddenly accosts the reader in the middle of this pres-entation; forcing him or her to pause and reflect […] it even sounds confron-tational and upsetting: “Christianity – A Foreign Religion?” Has Christianity then remained more of a foreign religion imposed from outside, than one that willingly meets and goes into dialogue with the religious culture and primor-dial honourable traditions of the Igbo people?” Prof. Dr. Hermann Stinglhammer “I consider the entire trend of thought in this book a successful attempt to delve into an area that has hitherto received only a little attention from Afri-can theologians.” Msgr. Dr. Clement Obielu