Life-Giving Treasures of Family Spirituality: A Battle Against Life-Taking Spirituality of Religious Violence in Africa

Abstract

Sanctions and military confrontations are often used to combat the propo-nents of religious violence in Africa. Yet Africa continues to live under the threats and devastations of religious violence. So many lives are being lost due to religious violence. Some people have been left permanently injured in religious violence cases. Some people either have been internally displaced or become refugees in relation to the problem of religious violence. Properties have been vandalized and lost in connection to religious violence. In light of this disturbing phenomenon this article proposes and demonstrates that appropriation of life-giving treasure of family spirituality is a central alternative in addressing the problem of life-taking spirituality of religious violence in Africa.