Theology ·
The Chi of the Christian Religion
The Guardian Angel prayer speaks of a companion who enlightens, protects, and guides. For an Igbo Christian, this language raises a familiar question: what about Chi?
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Faith begins
with relationship.
Between African memory and Indigenous wisdom, Christian faith and the questions of our time.
Explore my journeyNnaemeka Ali, O.M.I.Rooted in Nigeria. Writing from Canada.
FROM THE JOURNAL
Paying attention.
Asking differently.
Opinion ·
How many of us think of thanking a Vulture?
Who thinks to thank a vulture—or the people whose quiet work sustains our daily lives? A poisoning in Kruger National Park invites us to notice hidden contributions and remove the obstacles that make them unsafe.
Read the essayA QUESTION AT THE HEART OF MY RESEARCH
What happens when relationship is a way of knowing?
My doctoral work explores mission among Indigenous Peoples and the relationality gap: the distance between relationship as a teaching method and relationship as the ground of knowledge.
Explore the researchBEHIND THE WRITING
A theologian.
A listener. A fellow traveller.
I am an Igbo theologian and Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate. Years of life and ministry among Innu communities continue to shape the questions I bring to theology, culture and the Church.
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