Political Theology
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Liberating ourselves and the altar from spiritual colonization is not folklore activism; it is political, and it is a macro‑economic strategy. Spiritual liberation leads to the recirculation of wealth within Ghana’s own soil, and dismantles foreign political control over Ghana. As Ɔbenfo Kambon reminds us, “Imported ritual materials are the…
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A sharp example of liberation to elevation.
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Excellent! You don’t use someone else’s teeth to smile.
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Just started reading and it reminded me of my old PhD Supervisor’s inaugural lecture: https://babilown.com/2012/02/10/use-ghanaian-languages-for-national-cohesion-and-development-prof-osam/ “Of Cocoa, Cassava and Chocolate: The Dilemma of an African Linguist” basically he mentioned the cocoa to chocolate value chain as something that serves…
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Spiritual Architects of Nationhood: Okomfo Anokye and Okomfohema Akua Oparebea
Despite being separated by three centuries, their missions reflected the same principle: that true nation-building requires spiritual alignment.
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meda wo ase for your great work and sharing
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By chance was the recent zoom discussion recorded and can be seen?
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In 1973, the African Cultural & Religious Society (A.C.R.S.) sponsored the second official visit of Okomfohemaa Nana Akua Oparebea to the United States. This milestone advanced the growth and development of the Akan religious movement in Washington, DC, where she established the Asuo-Gyebi Shrine of Washington, DC—including Nana Esi, Adade Kofi,…
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In 1965, Okomfohemaa Nana Akua Oparebea, head priestess of the Akonnedi Shrine, performed a divination for Gus (later Nana Yao) Dinizulu and revealed that his enslaved ancestors were Akan. Afterwards, she entrusted him with tools to establish shrines in the U.S. as sources of healing, identity, and resistance.
Through music, books, ritual,…
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can you post the link
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https://bit.ly/NanaOparebea is that it
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Ra vs. "God" : The Real vs. The Fraud
Introduction: Questioning the Holiness of All Names
“Holy are all the names that your children call you” is a phrase often repeated in contemporary Afrikan spiritual spaces, usually offered as a gesture of inclusivity and reconciliation. While such an idea is commonly framed as spiritually mature or expansive, it raises serious philosophical,…
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will read it, meda wo ase for sharing
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I thoroughly enjoyed this essay. It highlights the inherent implications of the usage of foreign concepts as a universal “truth” specifically the understanding of the supreme being. What it shows is the baggage that’s built into the use or terminology from others. One aspect to expand is the equal sign. Where we use our indigenous term but…
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