, because in my heart is where god lies. I worship and praise him in my own way. Hans Kang gave one of the most eye opening and satisfying statements I have read or ever been told. Religion is " a beliving view of life, approach to life, way of life and therefore a fundamental patter embracing the indvidual and society, man and the world, through which a person (though only partially consious of this) sees and experiecnces, thinks and feels, acts and suffers,everything. It is a transcendentally grounded and immanently operated system of coordinates by which man orients himself intellectually, emotionally, and existentially." (Kung xvii) In closing, if a religion is forced upon you would you not stand up for it? Would you not you die for it? Many of these questions can be answered just by reading Chinua Achebe's, Things Fall Apart. Okonkwo felt just like anyone else who is a strong beliver in their religion, and he died for that in which he believed, for what he held the utmost respect. That was the religion of his people, the religion of his heart. Bibliography Bibliographies Ibrahim, I.A. A Brife Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam Darussalam Publisher, Houston, Texas, USA, 1997 Elmasry, Mohamed 1000 Questions on Islam, International Books & Tapes Supply, Inc. Long Island City, NY, 1995 Mbiti, John S. Introduction to Afracian Religion Heinemann Educational Publishers, Oxford 1975 Ray, Benjamin C. African Religions, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood New Jersey, 1976 Trimingham, J. Spencer Islam in West Africa, Oxford University Press, 1959 Kung, Hans Christianity and World Religions: Paths of Dialouge with Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism Orbis Books, Ney York, 1993 ...
