On October 11th, 2017, WARA and Boston Unviersity’s African Studies Center had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Aliou Cissé Niang, of Union Theological Seminary, to discuss his paper “Religious Messengers and Identity Construction in the Bible and Diola Faith Traditions.”
Religious messengers have the power to effect change, shape community identity and innovate their respective faith traditions–for good or ill. Transcending the historical, cultural and linguistic distance, the religious messages of the Apostle Paul and Aline Sitoé Diatta, a West African Diola religious leader, depict them in such a role. This paper reads four poems of Aline Sitoé Diatta who created and inspired a communion of equals under the watchful eyes of imperial France.
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Intro + Q&A
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Lecture:
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