Radical Humanism and Generous Tolerance

Celucien L. Joseph, PhD (University of Texas at Dallas) is an Assistant Professor of English at Indian River State College. His most recent books include Vodou in the Haitian Experience: A Black Atlantic Perspective (Lexington Books, 2016) and Vodou in Haitian Memory: The Idea and Representation of Vodou in Haitian Imagination (Lexington Books, 2016).

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Rethinking Wole Soyinka and His Engagement with Religion Chapter One: “Shipwreck of Faith”: The Religious Vision and Ideas of Wole SoyinkaChapter Two: Against Violence: The Arrogance of Faith and Religious ImperialismChapter Three: Soyinka’s Interpretation of Ancestral Faith: Values and Meaning in African Traditional ReligionsChapter Four: In Praise of Shalom and Human Solidarity: The Logic of Radical Humanism, and The Value of Generous ToleranceAppendix A: Wole Soyinka: Chronology and Selected BibliographyBibliographyAbout the Author

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