FOREWORD

This could arguably be the first serious study of the whole Christafari phenomena.

It’s not written in one or two hours. Not even in one or two years! What you have before you is the result of a very long, intense and painful process. In a way, the most painful part was actually to finish and publish this paper.  But the necessity is bigger then the pain.

The pain is, that the results of my research and analysis led me to take the inevitable conclusion that Christafarianism is a weak philosophy with strange fruits, as it is based on many errors.

This is not nice to say about the philosophy of someone whom I have nothing against and whose faith I do not deny either.

The necessity is therefore self-evident.

I have been researching and analysing for years. Sometimes observing from a distance. And sometimes participating in discussions with opponents as well as supporters of Christafari.

We are talking about something very controversial here; something of which everyone involved in the relationship between Christianity and Rastafari has an opinion of.

The intention of this essay is to provide an in-depth analysis of and alternative view to “Christafarianism” as defined in the text. It is in no way to be seen or used as an attempt to question the faith of Christafari’s founder Mark Mohr or his person.

I hope that this essay will enlighten those who have been influenced by Christafarianism, causing them to condemn the Rastafarian movement without having the proper information to make that kind of judgment, with some very tragic fruits as a result. 

I've written it for Christians, Rastafarians or not, who are interested in the relationship of Rastafari and Christianity.

I’ve written it for everybody else who is interested in Christafari for any reason too.

Everything is written from a biblically conscious point, so if you don't like essays that study bible scriptures, don't try to read it.

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