Young men preparing for the catholic priesthood in Igboland live between the two often opposing
epistemic worlds of their African Igbo people and of the mainly Euro-Christian seminary
institution. The embedment in different epistemic traditions can be a source of enrichment.
Often however they constitute sources of psychological conflict. This conflict is relevant in
the process of assessing the suitability of admission to priesthood as well as for pastoral
effectivity in an African context. The present work is a contribution to the transcultural
Christian message of liberation and salvation.
