CONFRONTING IGBO CONCEPTS OF TRUTH FROM CHRISTIANITY AND THE INDIGENOUS SPIRITUALITIES

Abstract

On various existential phenomena and social settings, the Igbo person is the struggle for social ethics. Pulled by Christianity on one side, and the indigenous spirituality on the other side, finding a balance in his existential values becomes challenging. Truth is one of those issues that reflect the complexities of the reality of Igbo people, a complexity that emerged with Christianity. In Christianity, truth is theological, theoretical, absolute, personified in Jesus Christ. The Igbo indigenous spiritualties consider truth practical and operational. It is that which aligns with objectivity and is functionally expedient. This article aims to reflect on the concepts of truth in Igbo land from Christianity and the indigenous spiritualities, expose the incongruousness and the relevance they may still have among the Igbo people in their social realities.