02593nam a22002897a 4500 AUA.1 20230615142319.0 180226b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781945607028 JTL BV3630.Y6 O58 2016 Onongha, Kelvin Okey, 1965- author author Towards a missiological model for worldview transformation among adherents to African traditional religion in Yorubaland / Kelvin Okey Onongha. Portland, OR : EMS Press, 2016. 247 pages ; 28 cm Evangelical missiological society dissertation series Vita Includes bibliography Seventh-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 Andrews University, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Thesis (Ph.D.) 2014 Seventh-day Adventists Nigeria, Western Missions Nigeria, Western Yoruba (African people) Missions Yoruba (African people) Religion Andrews University Dissertations Yoruba (African people) Missions lcc BOOK BV 3630 .Y6 O58 2016 19470 19470 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2017-12-08 Bought by JTL 24.99 AUA22468 5 1 BV 3630 .Y6 O58 2016 AUA22468 2023-10-04 10:29:27 2023-09-26 24.99 2018-02-26 BOOK