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Seo, Eunjoo. ¡°African Christian Theology Focused on Ngũgĩ wa Thiong¡¯o¡¯s Matigari.¡± Studies in English Language & Literature 48.2 (2022): 47-66. This article analyzes the biblical and Christian thematic elements in Ngũgĩ¡¯s novels, which are central in his storylines. The author takes a critical stance towards European-Christian culture, whose influence in colonial Africa is significant. In the stories, Ngũgĩ recounts the struggles in his native Kenya, beneath the backdrop of English faith and dogma. This dissonance of cultures fighting is reflected in the writer¡¯s own upbringing, becoming evident after he had realized that his Christian baptismal name of James, could no longer represent the culture of his people. His name change to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong¡¯o symbolizes this necessary transformation in his evolution to renowned author. Intimately familiar with the Christian doctrine, he draws heavily upon the biblical framework of the Old and New Testament, and invokes the thematic imagery of the Bible, such as the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, the Last Supper, the Death on the Cross, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary in his novels. Christian imagery is especially apparent in the novel Matigari, whose main characters, Matigari and Guthera, can be compared to Jesus and the prostitute Mary Magdalene. In digesting this imagery from Ngũgĩ, the reader may begin to conclude that the Christianity of the imperialist has been but a tool, used to distort the truth, for the sake of cultural subsumption. (Chonbuk National University)

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