Robert Athlyi Rogers

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Robert Athlyi Rogers (6 May 1891 – 24 August 1931), born in Anguilla, was the author of the Holy Piby, and founder of the "Afro-Athlican Constructive Church".

Biography

He was born on the island of Anguilla on 6 May 1891, and immigrated to the United States as a youth. In 1917, Rogers wrote the Negro Map of Life and founded the United Home and Bank of the Negroes.[1]

Ministry

According to Alfredo Nieves Moreno in the Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico,

black race.[1]

Jamaican leader

Holy Bible, which the author described as of "white origin". To Rogers, the Promised Land for Africans was Ethiopia. Considered "the black man's Bible," the Holy Piby was the first book published by an Anguilla writer in the 20th century.[1]

Although the Holy Piby is generally recognized as one of the most important foundational texts in Rastafarian theology,

South African government attacked Rogers' settlement in the region. Parts of Jamaica also halted publication of the Holy Piby. Charles Goodridge, one of the leaders of UNIA on the island, which was then a British colony, was imprisoned for spreading the doctrines of the religious text written by Rogers.[1] Rogers' "Athlican" faith attracted a few followers, mostly in the West Indies, but never grew to the prominence he had envisaged.[citation needed
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Death and legacy

Pastor Robert Athlyi Rogers committed suicide on 24 August 1931, when he felt that his mission on earth had been completed. But as stated in chapter four of his spiritual manifesto, the Holy Piby, he left behind as a legacy the "salvation" of the Ethiopians.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Moreno (2011).
  2. ^ a b "Important Books In Rastafarian Theology, The Holy Piby And Other Important Books In Rastafari Theology". Jamaicans.com. Jamaican Culture. May 28, 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

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