03Three-Day Symposium
Already walking the path. Deepen the knowledge. Three days.
Afrikan Spirituality
July 28 – 30, 2026
All Symposia
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Welcome
9:30 am – 11:15 am
Session 1 —West African Spiritual Traditions on the Continent
Chair · Felicia Dujon
Presenter · Ikaivla Awudi Kamberi
Presenter · Nana Yaw Wi Asamoah Boadi
Presenter · Mechell Marshall
Presenter · Omar Jammeh
Chair · Felicia DujonPresenter · Ikaivla Awudi KamberiPresenter · Nana Yaw Wi Asamoah BoadiPresenter · Mechell MarshallPresenter · Omar Jammeh11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Session 2 —African Spiritual Traditions in the Caribbean
Chair & Presenter · Dr. John Hunte
Presenter · Burton Sankeralli
Presenter · Edward Forde
Chair & Presenter · Dr. John HuntePresenter · Burton SankeralliPresenter · Edward Forde1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Roundtable —African Spirituality in Africa
Chair · Andrea KingPresenter · Nana Yaw Wi Asamoah Boadi
Presenter · Tebogo BuntuPresenter · Ikaivla Awudi KamberiPresenter · Omar Jammeh
Chair · Andrea KingPresenter · Nana Yaw Wi Asamoah BoadiPresenter · Tebogo BuntuPresenter · Ikaivla Awudi KamberiPresenter · Omar Jammeh9:30 am – 11:15 am
Session 1 —Debating diasporic spiritual innovations to African continental traditions
Chair · Dr. Anthony Richards
Presenter · Siphiwe Baleka
Presenter · Dr. Yanique Hume
Presenter · Vernon Rex Archibold Taylor Jr.
Chair · Dr. Anthony RichardsPresenter · Siphiwe BalekaPresenter · Dr. Yanique HumePresenter · Vernon Rex Archibold Taylor Jr.11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Session 2 —Understanding African and Caribbean traditional spirituality as ways of knowing and technologiesChair · Dr. Anthony RichardsPresenter · Burton Sankeralli
Presenter · Ireka JelaniPresenter · Dr. Yanique Hume
Presenter · Sarah Thobi Motha
Chair · Dr. Anthony RichardsPresenter · Burton SankeralliPresenter · Ireka JelaniPresenter · Dr. Yanique HumePresenter · Sarah Thobi Motha1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Roundtable —African Spirituality in the DiasporaChair · Felicia Dujon
Participant · Dr. Janique Baker-Dennis
Participant · Makhosi Asiya NyameParticipant · Vernon Rex Archibold Taylor Jr.
Participant · Oloye Agba Esusegun Olaifa
Chair · Felicia DujonParticipant · Dr. Janique Baker-DennisParticipant · Makhosi Asiya NyameParticipant · Vernon Rex Archibold Taylor Jr.Participant · Oloye Agba Esusegun Olaifa9:30 am – 11:15 am
Session 1 —Ancestral communion and state heritage projects
Chair · Kevin Farmer
Presenter · Dr. Tara Inniss
Presenter · Dr. Matthew C. Reilly
Chair · Kevin FarmerPresenter · Dr. Tara InnissPresenter · Dr. Matthew C. Reilly11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Session 2 —Freedom to practice: The state of affairs
Chair · Bishop Roger Bryan
Presenter · Rev. Dr. Hazel-Ann Gibbs De Peza
Presenter · Christina Smith
Chair · Bishop Roger BryanPresenter · Christina Smith1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Roundtable —Contemporary challenges facing the practice of Traditional African and African Diasporic Spirituality and possible solutions
Chair · Major Alfred TaylorPresenter · Siphiwe Baleka
Presenter · Amoo Babatunde Ibrahim
Presenter · Prof. Kofi Asare Opoku
Presenter · Dr. Deryck Murray
Presenter · Simon Mitambo
Chair · Major Alfred TaylorPresenter · Siphiwe BalekaPresenter · Amoo Babatunde IbrahimPresenter · Prof. Kofi Asare OpokuPresenter · Dr. Deryck MurrayPresenter · Simon Mitambo★
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