John Mbiti
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 |
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| Thesis | Christian Eschatology in Relation to the Evangelization of Tribal Africa (1963) |
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| 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".