A Traditional Conception of God for the “Nande” People: Fertile Field for Christianity?

Abstract

The “Nande” people, like all African people, were and are still profoundly religious. Nowadays, one may say without fearing any critique that before contact with Christianity, Christian elements of faith were present in the “Nande” belief. This article attempts to show how far, the “Nande” Traditional Religion was a foundation for a relatively easy and massive adherence of the “Nande” people to Christianity. Thus, it aims at reaffirming the need of exploring the two cultures, that is, the Catholic Christian culture and the “Nande” culture in order to make true “Nande” Catholic Christians today. Moreover, it expresses our conviction that the Roman Catholic Church can make good African Christians in opting for profound “interculturation. ”