1. African Culture
Despite this antagonism, the Fathers were immersed in the Graeco-Roman world of philosophies, mysteries, cults, and syncretism. They not only admitted but also prided themselves over the fact that that they felt Christianity was a better philosophy (Kofi Appiah-Kubi & Sergio Torres, 1979, p.87). ... Consequently, Christianity was not only turned native in Graeco-Roman cities, but also helped to shape the Graeco-Roman world; conversely the Graeco-Roman world helped to shape Christianity giving it the language and all other creative symbols at its disposal to produce what we practice and discuss...
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