Christian Dignity and Its Political Consequences

King Mwanga II ascended the throne of Buganda at the age of 16 on 18th October 1884. The 19th century Bantu kingdom, located in present day Uganda, was the focus of Christian missionaries during the Scramble for Africa. Traditionally, the Bugandan king's power was absolute, and that included pleasing his sexual appetite through the unyielding pages …

Simulcrum and Shadow: Reviving the ‘Anti-Christ’ Archetype for Geopolitics

The Temptation of Christ (Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 4:1–13) is a climatic portrait of confrontation between good and evil. Jesus, alone and starving in the wilderness, was confronted by the Devil who in a series of increasingly seductive snares, promised him food, immunity from death, and finally domination over humanity. The Devil figure quoted Scriptures (Psalms …