Rethinking the Christian Concept of God and the Existence of Evil in the Universe

Abstract

In this article, we argue that the Christian notion that God is morally good and all-loving, and has nothing to do with evil in the universe is of colonial or Western coloration and branding. As it negates and undermines the African theory of duality and Ezumezu ontological stand point, which hold that ‘A’ and ‘B’ are not binary or diametrically opposite variables but complimentarily related variables. Drawing from these two African Thought systems, since good and evil are interconnected, and God has been established to be good, God can as well be said to be evil. This is because God is of matter and spirit and good and evil, which are in harmony with one another and cannot be separated. If the creationists (Judeo Christians), who are dualistic and monotheistic, disagree with this then, the staring question is: How is it ever the case that the perfect God, with all kinds of properties and attributes, allowed evil and terroristic activities to be thriving? We set out to address this misattribution and prejudices using Conversationalism, a method of interconnectivity and inclusivity, to argue that good and evil are not two polar values without point of convergence and harmonisation.