Back in 1999, when grunge was still a fresh memory, I remember reading a newsweekly’s predictions for the coming millennium. One author wrote of the coming of [tag]Chrislam[/tag], a merger of [tag]Christian[/tag] and [tag]Islamic[/tag] [tag]fundamentalism[/tag]. I scoffed at his ignorance of religion—typical journalist.
Then Rebecca Blood lets us know that Chrislam is, in fact, real—and growing, whether fundamentalist or not.
Of course, saying that [tag]African religion[/tag] is eclectic would be a radical understatement, and I always admire it for its eagerness to mutate and adapt. Yet the eclecticism of Chrislam stuns me, in spite of my course with Dana Roberts (who is interviewed in the CS piece).
Still, I can’t knock the message. Says founder Samusadeen Saka, “The same sun that dries the clothes of Muslims also dries the clothes of Christians.” I couldn’t agree more.
[tags]Africa[/tags]
When I read this article I thought of the Nation of Islam – not quite Christianity and not quite Islam, but some combination of the two with some other things thrown in. And also, it is a religion that is very specific to a particular people in a particular time and place.
If it said so, I didn’t catch it, so I wonder how many Chrislims (?) there are?
I like that solar cross symbol in the background. . .