He believed that there were many comparisons to be made between contemporary African understandings of God and those featured in the Old Testament.
यामुळेच अनेक विचारवंत आधुनिक काळातील भगवान बुद्ध (मैत्रेय) आणि आधुनिक काळातील सम्राट अशोक असा करतात.