When God Became a Weapon

<p>When God Became a Weapon: A History of Religion and the Death of Ubuntu<br> </p><p>What happens when sacred texts are used to justify conquest? When compassion is replaced by creed? When God becomes a weapon?</p><p>In this bold and thought-provoking work Kayumba David traces the arc of organized religion from its early emergence as a social glue to its transformation into a powerful instrument of empire colonization division and violence. Drawing on history philosophy psychology and African ethics the book unveils how religion-once a source of meaning-became a tool for domination and the suppression of indigenous wisdom like Ubuntu.</p><p>Through rich analysis and vivid narrative the book examines:</p><ul><li>The Crusades Inquisitions and religious colonization</li><li>Sectarian extremism and the politics of divine supremacy</li><li>The silent complicity of faith in genocide patriarchy and empire</li><li>The possibility of ethical living beyond gods and dogma</li></ul><p>But this is also a book of hope. Kayumba David imagines a world reborn through Ubuntu-a philosophy of shared humanity restorative justice and spiritual inclusiveness. It calls not for the death of faith but for its transformation into empathy coexistence and truth.</p><p>Timely courageous and visionary When God Became a Weapon is both an unflinching critique and a luminous call for a post-religious humanity.</p><p>Let us not return to religion.<br>Let us return to each other.<br>Let us be human again.</p>