John Mbiti Quotes on Politics
John Samuel Mbiti was a Kenyan-born Christian theologian and philosopher and the founding scholar of the modern academic study of African religions and philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to John Mbiti on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to John Mbiti:
“I am because we are; and since we are, therefore I am.”
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Attributed to John Mbiti:
“Religion permeates every aspect of African life.”
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Attributed to John Mbiti:
“African religions are the foundation of African philosophy.”
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Attributed to John Mbiti:
“Without the past, the present has no roots and the future no wings.”