Panentheism and Concepts of God in African Traditional Religions

Emmanuel Ofuasia received his PhD from Lagos State University in 2023. Before that he taught philosophy at the Philosophy Department of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), FCT Abuja, Nigeria. At the moment, he is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, LAUTECH University, Nigeria. He is also a Research Associate at the Philosophy Department of University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. Although he specializes in Process Metaphysics and Philosophical Logic, his research also extends to African Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Arts, and Ifá Studies. He is well published in several international journal outlets of repute like Philosophia Africana, Journal for the Academic Study of Religion, Journal of Africana Religions, Filosofia Theoretica, International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity, Journal of World Philosophies, History and Philosophy of Logic, South African Journal of Philosophy, Nigerian Journal of Philosophy, to name a few. In addition to publishing, Emmanuel Ofuasia is also a recipient of local and international grants from organizations and institutions such as: the English Language Support and Travel Bursary Award of the Global Philosophy of Religion Project led by Yujin Nagasawa as well as Culture and Animal Foundation (CAF).

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part 1: The Precise term for Describing African Traditional Religions: A Very Brief History.- Chapter 2. The Views of Sir Samuel Baker and Sir Richard Burton on Religious Cultures of Africa.- Chapter 3. Two Afro-Inspired Responses to the Concepts of God in Afro-Religious Cultures: The First Wave.- Chapter 4. Reinventing the Concepts of God in Afro-Religious Cultures: The Second Wave.- Part 2: Panentheism and the Third Wave Proposal on African Traditional Religions.- Chapter 5. Exorcising the Spell of Monotheism in ATRs Scholarships.- Chapter 6. African Traditional Religions and the Explanatory Powers of Panentheism.- Chapter 7. Panentheism and the nature of God in Some Afro-Religious Cultures.- Chapter 8. Panentheism and Afro-Religious Cultures in the Global Space of Philosophic-religious Discourses.- Chapter 9. Conclusion.