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Compare and contrast the destiny of the soul in African Traditional Religion and Christianity.

Compare and contrast the destiny of the soul in African Traditional Religion and Christianity.

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Kavungya
(i) Both believe that at death the soul separates with the body.
(ii) Both African Traditional Religion and Christianity believe that there is transformation and change
in state.
(iii)In Christianity the soul goes to purgatory(Roman Catholicism) to wait for final judgement whereas
in ATR it joins the spirit world.
(iv) While Christians talk of final resurrection, this concept is lacking in African belief systems.
(v) In African Traditional societies the soul goes in the sky or underground, for Christians it goes to
heaven.
(vi) The living dead exercise powers over the physically living while such concept is not in
Christianity.
(vii) Both traditions believe that the fate of the soul is determined by the life led by the individual
when he was alive.
(viii) In traditional African beliefs the spirits of the dead were feared, a belief that does not exist
among Christians.
(ix) African communities poured libation to appease the departed, a practice that is not encouraged by
Christians.
(x) After a certain period of time, the spirits of the dead fade away in the world but in Christianity the
soul awaits the final judgement.
(xi) The ancestral spirits acted as messengers between the living and the spirit world whereas in
Christianity the communication is by the Holy Spirit.
(xii) In both traditions the spirits of the dead are nearer to God than those physically living.
Kavungya answered the question on November 15, 2022 at 11:56

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