Map Quiz 3 (Written Portion)

How does the practice of African religions in the Diaspora offer religious dignity to people of African descent?

They restore dignity by connecting people of African descent to ancestral power, cultural identity, and community.

What is one example from the readings where African religions in the Diaspora restore dignity?

Yoruba religious traditions in the Americas, like Santería and Candomblé, empower Afro-descendants to access spiritual agency and resist colonial erasure

What are Santería and Candomblé, in the Americas, examples of?

Yoruba religious traditions in the Americas that empower afro-descendants to access spiritual agency and resist colonial erasure

What Yoruba religious traditions in the Americas empower afro-descendants?

Santería and Candomblé

What is another example of African religious dignity in the Diaspora from class films/readings?

African Pentecostal and Charismatic churches have expanded globally—especially into diasporic communities in Europe and North America—offering migrants a religious home and a sense of spiritual worth.

How does Desmond Tutu describe liberation theology in “Liberation as a Biblical Theme”?

As God’s active concern for the oppressed and a call for justice grounded in biblical stories like Exodus, linking faith with freedom struggles

What is the central concept of Tutu’s theology?

collective justice and spiritual liberation - both affirm divine concern for human flourishing .

How is the Prosperity Gospel in Pentecostalism different from Tutu’s liberation theology?

It’s focuses on divine blessing as material wealth

What makes the Prosperity Gospel appealing in Africa today?

It promises hope amid poverty, encouraging faith in personal transformation, success, and divine favor—especially in urban and economically strained settings .

Name one location where the Prosperity Gospel is preached and promoted.

Nairobi, Kenya – Prophet David Owuor’s Repentance and Holiness Church, promoting healing, miracles, and prosperity

Where is Prophet David Owuor’s Repentance and Holiness Church?

Nairobi, Kenya

What is exemplified by Prophet David Owuor’s Repentance and Holiness Church?

The Prosperity Gospel

What is a second Eastern African location where Prosperity Gospel is preached?

Kampala, Uganda – Pastor Robert Kayanja’s Miracle Centre Cathedral advocate faith-based prosperity

What is exemplified by Pastor Robert Kayanja’s Miracle Centre Cathedral?

It exemplifies the Prosperity Gospel

Where is Pastor Robert Kayanja’s Miracle Centre Cathedral?

Kampala, Uganda

What is one goal of Islamic reform in East Africa?

To purify Islam from local innovations and return to orthodox practices, often through education and rejecting Sufi influences

Where did Sheikh Al-Amin Mazrui advocate Islamic reform?

Mombasa, Kenya

How did Sheikh Al-Amin Mazrui advocate Islamic reform?

He promoted modern Islamic education and rational engagement with modernity

What is another Eastern African region influenced by Islamic reform?

Muslim academies like the Riyadha Mosque which foster Salafi-inspired reforms

Where is the Riyadha Mosque?

Lamu, Kenya

What does the Riyadha Mosque foster?

Salafi-inspired reforms

What is emphasized by the intellectualist reform movement?

scholarly critique, rationality, and modern Islamic thought

Where is the intellectualist reform movement?

Ethiopia

What is a third location in Eastern Africa shaped by Islamic reform?What is a third location in Eastern Africa shaped by Islamic reform?

Ethiopia – The “Intellectualist” reform movement emphasized scholarly critique, rationality, and modern Islamic thought

How has the meaning of “traditional religion” become more complex?

It no longer refers to static customs but to dynamic, evolving practices like spirit possession and divination that adapt to modern life

What traditional practices persist in Eastern Africa and why?

Divination, ancestral rites, and healing rituals persist because they address spiritual, health, and communal needs that formal religions often overlook

How do traditional religions in Eastern Africa reflect continuity with the past?

Through rituals like rainmaking or spirit possession, they maintain moral order and community ties rooted in ancestral authority