INTERFACING NATURE OF FAITH AND THE MARGINALIZATION OF AFRICAN RELIGION IN A GLOBALIZED RELIGIOUS SPACE

Abstract

That humans rely on a higherbeinggreater than themselves is no longer a subject of academic inquiry. Humandependence on God whois the maker of the universe and all therein has through centuries taken different dimensions thus bringing about diversified names of different religions found in the world today. There exists a unifying factor among all organizations that expresses the existence of a superior being and that lies in the fact they share a credo that God is the maker of heaven and earth. The irony however manifest in the reality that some religions claim superiority over others, a pitiable situation African Traditional Religion finds itself today. This work investigated the Interfacing Nature of Faith and the marginalization of African Religion in a Globalized Religious World. A purely phenomenological research method was adopted. 25 key informants were interviewed and the result shows that African Traditional Religion has all the credentials of a religion albeit, it is often relegated, neglected and place in the same plane with the continent.