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dc.contributor.authorMacamo, Ovídio José Bonifácio
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-22T12:47:56Z
dc.date.available2021-11-22T12:47:56Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://irepository.aua.ac.ke:8080/handle/123456789/206
dc.descriptionFull-Text Projecten_US
dc.description.abstractThe Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mozambique is still facing the challenges caused by dual allegiance. Dual allegiance is the mixing of Biblical principles with traditional beliefs, hence causing syncretism. Its practices are embedded in the people's worldview, consequently affecting the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in this territory negatively. This study aimed to discover the facts leading to dual allegiance among the Mozambique Adventist University Church members. Also, suggest a biblical response to respond to this Missiological problem. Consequently, the study considered understanding the causes, the manifestations, the impact, and the possible solutions for solving these challenges. Furthermore, the researcher analyzed selected biblical passages from both Old and New Testaments and Ellen White's writings to establishthe theological foundation of the issue and understand how God dealt with those who got entangled in these practices during biblical times. The study used a mixed-method and descriptive approaches. Consequently, the researcher used two instruments to collect data among the Mozambique Adventist University church members. The instruments used were survey and questionnaires. Furthermore, the researcher used a convenient sample to distribute to survey the church on October 17, 2020. A total of 134 respondents participated in the study, including both genders (52 female and 82 men), with age group varying from 20 years old to above 61. The instrument used to analyze the quantitative data is SPSS. Additionally, the researcher interviewed three former church pastors of the investigated church. These interviews intended to assess the pastor's experiences concerning the cultural aspects that influenced the gospel's preaching among the Mozambique Adventist University Community. The results were presented into six categories: The cultural practices of the community and their manifestation, the influence of cultural practices in the allegiance to God, the process of contextualization of the message, the reasons that lead the members into dual allegiance, how the church dealt with the phenomenon of dual allegiance and the possible solutions for dual allegiance. The outcomes obtained from the data collection revealed that dual allegiance in its various manifestations is still a missiological challenge among the Mozambique Adventist University members. In other words, witchcraft accusations, sorcery and ancestors’ worship are still practices observed by the members. Furthermore, social life challenge and a lack of solid theological firmness in the word of God are the causes of these practices. In short, the study verified that members have challenges inthe understanding of the doctrines of "the State of the Dead" and "Growth in Christ" and "the Great Controversy." Finally, the study revealed the necessity of emphasizing more in biblical training of the members, pastoral visitation, and engaging them in biblical practices to solve this problem. The researcher also suggests some recommendations to the local church leaders and the Central Conference, and the Mozambique Union Mission, which, if implemented, will contribute to solving this missiological challenge.en_US
dc.publisherAdventist University of Africa, Theological Seminaryen_US
dc.subjectSeventh-Day Adventist Churchen_US
dc.subjectDual Allegianceen_US
dc.subjectAfrican worldviewen_US
dc.subjectAfrican traditional religionen_US
dc.subjectMozambiqueen_US
dc.titleA Biblical response to the challenges of dual allegiance at the Mozambique Adventist University Churchen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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