African Religion

Chauncey Greer is the owner of Cute Boy Card Company, a thriving company in Atlanta. As a teenager, he was a member of a popular boy band, but left in disgrace when word got out that he and his band mate D were more than good friends. Chauncey is a free spirit, on the brink of 40 with a body admired by both men and women. Not into being categorized, Chauncey's been known to hook up with men and women, but he's found that women ask too many questions, so he's just focusing on the fellas.

The racialized and exoticized cult of Voodoo occupies a central place in the popular image of the Crescent City. But as Kodi A. Roberts argues in Voodoo and Power, the religion was not a monolithic tradition handed down from African ancestors to their American-born descendants. Instead, a much more complicated patchwork of influences created New Orleans Voodoo, allowing it to move across boundaries of race, class, and gender.

With high expectations, Vanguards of a Missionary Uprising calls on Christian African-American students to step forward and lead a new international missionary movement. Celebrating their leadership potential, a veteran urban missionary makes this positive challenge from Jesus Christ's Great Commission in the Bible.

Two Worlds at War: Finding Common Cultural Grounds for African Immigrant Parents and Their Children explores the life of the African immigrant family and opens your eyes to the interweaving worlds of different cultures and generations. With insightful wisdom concerning cultural differences, authors George M. Portuphy and Cynthia Adom-Portuphy help you identify the nature of these differences so you can understand the tension they create and how to bridge the cultural and generational gap with a blended approach.

Explore las múltiples y vibrantes prácticas espirituales africanas, sus tradiciones y creencias. ¿Quiere saber más sobre las numerosas prácticas espirituales del continente africano? ¿Busca una guía precisa de las prácticas espirituales africanas que no las contemple desde una perspectiva occidental? África alberga numerosas prácticas espirituales, desde la santería y el vudú haitiano hasta el kemetismo y el isese (la religión yoruba).

Hoodoo is a spiritual practice that embraces the goodness of nature and the power of the universe. It gives practitioners the skills to improve their lives and bring them happiness, success, wealth, love, and magic. And not one single dead chicken’s head in sight! This audiobook is crafted in an easy-to-follow style so that beginners and intermediate practitioners can learn how Hoodoo works and why. It has simple spells and rituals you can follow and incorporate into your everyday life. This is an introduction to Hoodoo and the perfect stepping stone to becoming a skilled magician/conjuror.

When you’ve finished this guide, you’ll receive a comprehensive education on the African diaspora religions, the pantheon of the Orishas, and the Ifa divination system. It’s a great way to familiarize yourself with them and gain a deeper understanding of the subject. Even if you know a bit about them, you can likely get something new and enriching from listening to this book.

Hoodoo for Health and Success is an upgrade to the book Hoodoo for Beginners. It will teach you to use Hoodoo to bring Health and Success with 30+ ready-to-use Spells and Rituals with instructions, that will help you materialize abundance, attract luxury, attract unanticipated financial gain, and bring good fortune. These spells can be cast by both beginners and experts.

Todo lo que necesita saber sobre la religión del pueblo yoruba, el vudú, la santería o el sistema de adivinación Ifá. ¿Le gusta aprender sobre nuevas religiones? ¿Busca una guía práctica sobre el sistema de adivinación Ifá? ¿Le gustaría saber más sobre los orishas? ¿Puede mantener una mente abierta mientras descubre nuevas ideas? Si la respuesta a alguna de estas preguntas es afirmativa, esta guía es perfecta para usted.

Amplíe sus conocimientos sobre la cultura de los antiguos egipcios y descubra la magia que envolvía sus vidas. ¿Siempre le ha fascinado la cultura del antiguo Egipto? ¿Quiere aprender sobre el tipo de magia que practicaban? ¿Quiere incorporar la magia del antiguo Egipto a su práctica mágica de la nueva era? La práctica de la magia tenía un papel muy importante en la antigua civilización egipcia. Estudiando cómo veían la magia los que la practicaban en aquella época, podrá descubrir los secretos para practicar magia en los tiempos modernos.

In 1986, Ken and Julie Vaughan were living the American dream: good education, interesting career, nice home, and healthy, bright children. When God called them to teach in Africa, they turned their backs on financial and physical security to accept the challenge of living in a third world country. Through a series of God-initiated events, the Vaughans found themselves living in Cote d’Ivoire, teaching at an international boarding school. In 1997, Ken faced a bout with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. After completing treatment, Ken and Julie returned to Africa to resume the life they loved.

This audiobook and its short, attention grabbing collection welcomes the listeners to a better understanding not only about Christianity but also more importantly about the Caribbean people. Who is the Caribbean person? What is the impact of Christianity to the Caribbean history? These are just two of the many questions that this audiobook will answer and clarify for the listeners.

The book is a personal memoir that contains candid and powerful chapters reflecting the plight of the 21st-century church throughout the African Diaspora. It also reflects testimonies of God's grace and redemption in the midst of holy confusion. The book is a collection of essays that examine the African American community from a religious, historical, cultural, and socioeconomic paradigm. It contains opinions and suggestions for dealing with church hurt and church fellowship, as well as a prophetic critique of church leadership.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Kikuyu Bible, read by two readers. The Holy Bible in Kikuyu offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Kikuyu language.

Martin Luther King Jr. was the most inspiring civil rights leader in American history. He was a scholar and a very gifted orator, but, before all else, he was a pastor, a theologian, a martyr, a Christian. Spirit-Led Prophet uniquely tells his compelling story from the perspective of his faith. In the midst of a tumultous public life, King prayed for guidance and depended upon God’s spirit to lead him.

Todo lo que necesita saber sobre la espiritualidad africana, sus múltiples prácticas, dioses y orishas. ¿Alguna vez ha querido saber más sobre los fundamentos de la espiritualidad africana? ¿Quiere descubrir qué son los orishas y su importancia en la espiritualidad africana? ¿Siente curiosidad por las diferentes prácticas mágicas africanas? ¿Quiere aprender sobre diversos rituales que incluyen baños, hechizos y prácticas mágicas africanas?

Descubra la magia de los egúns a través de la veneración ancestral, los guías espirituales, Odun Egungún, la reencarnación y otros elementos de la espiritualidad yoruba. ¿Le interesa la tradición de los egún? ¿Desea encontrar formas de honrar a sus antepasados como los yoruba? ¿Quiere adentrarse en el mundo de la espiritualidad yoruba? Egún es el espíritu de los antepasados difuntos y tiene un papel undamental en las prácticas espirituales yoruba. En este libro aprenderá cómo los yoruba veneran a sus antepasados, por qué lo hacen y muchas otras cosas.

Africans, both home, and in the diaspora, handle time. Time is central, critical, and crucial to our human existence. The Creator-God respected time very much in the creation account in Genesis chapters one and two. Maximum utilization of time leads to development and progress. Conversely, the misuse and misappropriation of time are "friendly" to poverty. The 24 hours divided into three segments of discussion and analysis in this audiobook tell the full story. Time is priceless and most valuable. It is key to our survival as a people.

No está solo. Los espíritus de nuestros antepasados están con usted. Los antiguos orishas, conocidos por sus tremendos poderes, le ayudarán en su viaje por la vida. Con su Ashé a su disposición, puede obtener enormes resultados y, en última instancia, vivir una vida plena. En este libro, los secretos y las alabanzas de los orishas quedan al descubierto, esperando que los lea, los digiera y los aplique.

Benjamin Tucker Tanner (1835-1923) was an editor, historian, and prominent theologian of his time who founded The Christian Recorder, an early African American newspaper. In his 1895 book The Color of Solomon, he contends that King Solomon of the Bible did not belong to the white race.