Nagi, Samuel Njuguna, <br/><br/>
An evaluation of polygamous marriage among the Gikuyu of the central province of Kenya in light of the Scriptures /by Samuel Njuguna Nagi. 

 -  1988. 
 - v, 60 leaves ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Typescript.  Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1988.  Bibliography: leaves 58-60.  I. The Origin of Polygamy in Historical Perspective  II. Polygamy, African Culture and Christianity  III. Polygamy and Gikuyu Society  IV. Polygamy and the Scriptures 
<br/><br/>Gikuyu-An Historical Background --  Factors Motivating Polygamy Among the Gikuyu --  Polygamy in the Early Western World --  African Polygamy --  Debate in Africa. Culture: What Does It Mean? --  Missionaries: The Good They Overlooked --  Culture and Christianity. Preferential Polygamy --  Marriage and Kinship --  Gikuyu Kinship System --  The Gikuyu System of Polygamy: An Historical Perspective --  The Management of a Polygamous Household --  The Big Question: Distribution of Love --  Divorce --  Sexual Regulation and Family Planning. Marriage, Its Origin --  New Testament Teachings --  Polygamy and Spiritual Leadership --  Strategy for Dealing with Polygamists. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV4070  / .E935 1988 BV4070