TY - BOOK AU - Kerley,Lynda M TI - Ways of relating to the supernatural: equipping animists to choose AV - BV4070 .W397 1993 PY - 1993/// KW - Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions KW - Ministry Perspective Project KW - Animism N1 - Typescript; Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfullment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1993; 1. Introduction; 2. Animist Perspectives; 3. Overview of Animist Practices; 4. Key Biblical Perspectives; 5. Summary and Conclusions; Bibliography: leaves 108-120; Statement of the Problem --; Ministry Context --; Research Questions --; Delimitation of the Problem --; Importance of the Study --; Precedent Research; The Nature of Man --; Man's Kinship with Nature --; The Relationship Between the Material World and the Spiritual World --; Animist Concepts of the Supernatural --; Animist Concepts of Sin --; Animist Concepts of Salvation; Quest for Power --; Taboo --; Totem --; Divination --; Ancestor Recognition --; Charms --; Fetishes --; Magic, Witchcraft, and Sorcery --; Ritual --; Sacrifice --; Ceremony; God As Creator --; Created Spirits --; Nature of Man --; Nature of the World --; Sin --; Salvation; Know Their Cosmology --; Know Their Captivity --; Know How to Present Biblical Truth --; The Book of Ephesians as a Text for Change --; Know How to Provide Effective Support Through the Transfer; 2 ER -