Hey South Africa, we’ve finally landed in your beautiful land. We speak to one of your best African spirituality promoters -Dr. Khanyisile Tshabalala. We’re happy to host her and learn on African spirituality and how Africans practiced it then and why we need to hold onto it now more than ever.
Religion plays a key role in Africa. On this episode we look at what Africa was before colonization and the African spiritual practices held. Colonization as a social system affected how Africans behave on different life aspects and spiritual practice is major. We also detail on the effects of colonialism on African spirituality. Our guest shares on the differences between African spirituality vs Christianity as a religion.
00:01 – Colonialism as a social system.
01:43 – Effects of colonialism on African spirituality
05:10 – African spirituality, language culture vs African languages
08:40 – African spirituality vs Christianity practices
10:56 – Nation groups vs ethnic groups
12:40 – Gender grammar in Christianity vs spirituality
15:30 – Christianity vs dictatorship, colonialism, neocolonialism
17:17 – Africa pre-colonial
20:48 – The catholic church and colonization
22:47 – Religion as a patriarchal system vs spirituality
27:15 – The Spirituality practice vs religion practice
29:10 – Christianity is a western system
31:30 – African fundamental practices - Religion is faith spirituality you just know
35:08 – Embracing self as African and African spirituality
38:55 – Mediocrity in African politics
41:15 – Afrocentric leadership for Africa