Legacy, Chris Morehouse
Legacy, Chris Morehouse
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Legacy
Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible

Author: Chris Morehouse, Therese Taylor-Stinson

Narrator: T.J. Pryor-Wells

Unabridged: 3 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 08/30/2023

Synopsis

Legacy: Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible compares almost 300 proverbs from all over the continent with Bible verses, organized into forty-six broad themes. Chris Morehouse was compelled to write the book after exploring the Parallel Sayings books, which juxtapose insights from the great religious traditions with their counterparts from Jewish and Christian scriptures. These books explore resonances between Christianity and Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism. The author began to wonder why there was not a similar volume exploring corresponding insights from Africa’s traditions. In this book, you’ll discover: • African expressions of the golden rule; • versions of loving one’s enemies and welcoming the stranger; • insights about losing your way to find your way—and much more. The African idea of sankofa—“go back and get it”—tells us that we can go forward by looking to the past. Find common ground and get tools to face the future with the insights in this book of African and biblical wisdom.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter

"Extremely profound, striking, causing self-examination.” Christopher Morehouse’s Legacy is an awesome collection of African proverbs that left me in awe as I read along. I would first love to mention that this is my first time reading a book of this type, genre, and category. The depth of research i......more

Goodreads review by Monika

"Legacy: Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible" written by Chris Morehouse is a must read book. It has enlightened me with the wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible with the help of so many proverbs. While reading this book, I was amazed to learn about the Golden Rule. In African tradition......more

Goodreads review by Sushil

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Book: Legacy Author: Chris Morehouse Rating: 5/5 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Review: Those who seek wisdom should definitely get their hands on this book. This book increased my knowledge about the connection between African traditions and Christian practice. This book is rich in content and I am grateful for all the wis......more

Goodreads review by Rupali

Chris Morehouse's exceptional work, a literary gem, sparked my interest in delving deeper into African traditions and wisdom. Through a captivating exploration, the author skillfully presents a fascinating comparison between proverbs from diverse African cultures and the Judeo-Christian tradition. Ev......more

Goodreads review by thebookaddict25

Legacy: Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible is an in-depth study of African proverbs and their correlation to Bible verses. The author has been collecting African proverbs for the past 30 years. A few years back, when the author realized that there is no comparison of African proverbs with ot......more

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