GodLight International Journal

A look at the situation in Africa today with regard to the rise of neo-paganism will surely make one believe that Christian is about getting into her dark ages in Africa. The Western world believed few years back that Africa would surely be the hub of Christianity considering the speedy growth the religion experienced. The recent unprecedented rise in neo-paganism in Africa especially indicate a very conspicuous and worrisome downward curve in Christianity. Statistics show that most young people believe that Christianity is a stranger in Africa. They feel that our ancestors were fooled into embracing Christianity and so they see it as their duty to return to the religion they believe is properly African. In the face of this obvious concern, one wonders the place of Jesus as the Light of the world. This paper adopts exegetical tool to examine the real meaning of John 8:12. It discusses the possible causes of the relapse into neo-paganism. It proposes proper catechesis, orthodoxy and development of a theology that addresses African issues as the indisputable panacea to this perilous malady.

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