Christian religion in john habwe’s paradiso

This study elaborates how John Habwe depicts Christianity in his book Paradiso (2005). Throughout the book, the writer shows how Christian religion can be used as a tool of oppression. Habwe uses examples from some churches to depict conflicts and hypocrisy in the church. This leads to the conclusion that Christianity has been used to con members of the church in order to enrich its leaders. This paper explains various types of oppression against believers in the church as portrayed in Paradiso. It was found out that religious leaders and believers employ the following in oppressing other believers: use of oppressive religious regulations, hiding behind religious fellowship, promise of economic prosperity, justifying wrong deeds, use of propaganda and scramble for power.