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John Mbiti | |
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| Born | John Samuel Mbiti 30 November 1931 Mulango, Kenya |
| Died | 5 October 2019 (aged 87) Burgdorf, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Spouse | Verena Mbiti-Siegenthaler |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Ordained | 1963 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Christian Eschatology in Relation to the Evangelization of Tribal Africa (1963) |
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| Institutions | |
| Notable works | African Religions and Philosophy (1969) |
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John Samuel Mbiti (1931–2019) was a Kenyan-born Christian philosopher and writer. He was an ordained Anglican priest, and is considered "the father of modern African theology".
- ^ Watadza, Mhazo (2016). A Critical Assessment of African Communitarianism for Environmental Well-Being (MA thesis). University of South Africa. pp. 27–29. hdl:10500/21210.
- ^ Mtunuse, Paul Tobias (2013). The Right to Confidentiality in the Context of HIV/AIDS (LLD thesis). University of South Africa. p. 183. hdl:10500/11864.
- ^ Vähäkangas, Mika (2016). "Review of From Historical to Critical Post-Colonial Theology: The Contribution of John S. Mbiti and Jesse N.K. Mugambi, by Robert S. Heaney". Exchange. 45 (3): 309. doi:10.1163/1572543X-12341409. ISSN 1572-543X.