TY - BOOK AU - Gehman,Richard J. TI - African traditional religion in Biblical perspective SN - 1594521743 U1 - 276 Gehman PY - 2012/// CY - [Nairobi] PB - Oasis International Ltd. KW - Religions KW - African influence KW - Christianity and other religions KW - African KW - Missions KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - Religion N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and indexes; Introduction / Rev. Dr. David Kitonga -- Forward / Mr. Jon Arensen -- Foundational issues for African traditional religion -- Studies in African traditional religion -- Origins of religion -- Focus of African traditional religion : man -- Mystical powers in African traditional religion -- Summary of mystical powers in Africa -- Case study of the Akamba : mystical powers -- Mystical powers worldwide -- Mystical powers in biblical perspective -- The spirit world in African traditional religion -- Divinities in Africa -- Summary of spirits in Africa -- Case study of the Akamba : ancestral spirits -- The spirit world : worldwide -- The spirit world in biblical perspective -- The supreme being in African traditional religion -- Summary of belief in the supreme being in ATR -- Case study of the Akamba : the supreme being -- The supreme being worldwide -- Truth in ATR in biblical perspective -- Error in ATR in biblical perspective -- Concluding observations -- The relationship of biblical Christianity to ATR -- Syncretism -- A Christian attitude ER -