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This author argued that the meaning of time in several African religions was derived from events, rather than the time itself, in a way incongruous with Christian norms. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Kenyan author of African Religions and Philosophy who studied Igbo burial traditions.
ANSWER: John Mbiti [or J.S. Mbiti or John S. Mbiti]
[10m] Mbiti wrote “Ί am because we are; and since we are, therefore I am” in an early formulation of this concept. Restorative justice is central to an interpretation of this concept by Desmond Tutu as “humanity” being “inextricably bound.”
ANSWER: ubuntu
[10e] Mbiti proposed using the terms “spirit” and “living dead” to move past this other term’s connotations of age. In Chinese folk religion, sacrifices such as food are left for these beings, who are remembered as an aspect of filial piety.
ANSWER: ancestors [or zǔ or zǔxiān; accept zǔxiān chóngbài; prompt on the dead or ghosts; prompt on family or parents or grandparents]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
British ColumbiaUC Berkeley B001010E
Chicago ANorth Carolina A0101020ME
Cornell AIowa State0101020ME
FloridaArizona State0101020ME
Georgia StateNYU0101020ME
Illinois ANorthwestern1001020HE
IndianaToronto A10101030HME
LSEWUSTL B0101020ME
MITGeorgia Tech001010E
MinnesotaHarvard0101020ME
Penn StateWaterloo B0101020ME
RutgersUC Berkeley A001010E
StanfordColumbia A1001020HE
TexasChicago B001010E
Toronto CVirginia Tech001010E
UCFRIT001010E
VirginiaColumbia B0101020ME
WUSTL AWaterloo A0101020ME

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes1817.22100%56%17%