TY - BOOK AU - Oliver,Willie AU - Oliver,Elaine TI - Adventist families: A Pan-African Perspective SN - 9780828028523 AV - BT706 .O45 2019 U1 - 248.844 PY - 2019/// CY - Hagerstown, MD PB - Review and Herald KW - Seventh-Day Adventists KW - Africa KW - Marriage KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity N1 - Includes bibliographical references; The relevance of scripture for contemporary issues in marriage and family; Ron du Preez --; Challenges and opportunities of Christian families in Africa; Sampson M. Nwaomah and Angela E. Nwaomah --; African traditional religions and their impact on family relations; Jongimpi Papu --; Issues on civil and customary marriage: drawing principles from the Bible and Spirit of Propehcy; Michael Sokupa --; The high cost of lobola and marriage: divine perspective and challenge to self-assess; Jongimpi Papu --; Polygamy, scripture, and the institution of marriage; Ron du Preez --; Dual-career marriage; Kagelo H. Rakwena and Boitumelo Rakwena --; The challenge of divorce in African countries; Kagelo H. Rakwena and Boitumelo Rakwena --; Leadership in marriage; Michael Sokupa --; Family power: five universal transforming values; Delbert W. Baker and Susan M. Baker --; Trusting the God of the Bible on marriage and family relations; Blasious Ruguri --; Leaving with stronger, healthier, and more dynamic family relations; Willie Oliver and Elaine Oliver N2 - "The collection of essays in this volume...are the result of presentations made at the Adventist Pan-African Conference on Dynamic Family Relations, which took place on the campus of the Adventist University of Africa, near Nairobi, Kenya, on March 1-3, 2018." -from preface ER -