

And third, I approach the problem of evil and attempt an African solution to the Epicurean dilemma. The apparent consensus drifted in the direction of God as the culprit handing down his judgment to perpetrators of evil who. Legba bottom left, the god of travelers and messengers, is the son of Lusa and Mahu. First, I articulate points of convergence and divergence between African traditional religions with Saint Aquinas’ proofs for God’s existence Second, I question the phenomenon of death and one’s life’s meaning.

Specifically, I argue that traditional African conceptions of God, death and the problem of evil could make significant contributions to global discourses in the philosophy of religion. It also reveals that the various world religions may all be seen as offering different perspectives on the same reality. A philosophical study of African traditional religions, based on anthropological findings across African cultural. A philosophical study of African traditional religions, based on anthropological findings across African cultural orientations, gives us a good starting point in understanding African worldviews and religious experiences. I focus on the philosophical underpinnings of the various meaningful religious practices and beliefs that give rise to the concepts of God, death and the problem of evil. In this paper, I make a case for an intercultural philosophy of religion from an African perspective.
