02492nam a22002657a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020001800064040000800082050002400090100004900114245014900163260003800312300002400350440005800374500000900432504002700441505143800468610009201906650004601998650003102044650003802075650003802113650007502151AUA.120230615142319.0180226b        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781945607028  cJTL  aBV3630.Y6bO58 2016  aOnongha, Kelvin Okey, d1965- authoreauthor  aTowards a missiological model for worldview transformation among adherents to African traditional religion in Yorubaland /cKelvin Okey Onongha.  aPortland, OR :bEMS Press,c2016.  a247 pages ; c28 cm  aEvangelical missiological society dissertation series  aVita  aIncludes bibliography   aSeventh-day Adventist missions in the western region of Nigeria are a century old, yet reversion to pre-Christian practices such as divination and sorcery are reported, especially during periods of personal crises. This study sought to understand the influence of the traditional worldview on the practices of divination and sorcery and to develop a model that would move the Yoruba Adventists from dependence on these practices to a biblically shaped faith and praxis. A grounded theory approach was adopted for conducting this qualitative research. Data were collected from two focus group discussions and from face-to-face interviews with five pastors, five diviners, and three members who had once consulted diviners. Concepts that emerged from the analyzed data revealed the need for a theory of worldview transformation. This theory entailed having better biblical explanations to counter existing worldview assumptions, the exigency of encountering the power of the gospel in a power-oriented context, and the importance of experiential relationships with Christ to replace the role of diviners in that context. The study culminated in a worldview transformation model that would lead Yoruba Adventists away from dependence upon pre-Christian customs to a biblically shaped worldview, and authentic faith and discipleship. Central to this worldview transformational paradigm is the Adventist doctrine of the Great Controversy
  aAndrews University,bSeventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, xThesis (Ph.D.)y2014  aSeventh-day Adventists xNigeria, Western  aMissionsxNigeria, Western  aYoruba (African people)xMissions  aYoruba (African people)xReligion  aAndrews University xDissertationsxYoruba (African people) xMissions