TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hay,Ian M
TI  - A discussion of the problem of polygamy in relation to the church in Nigeria /Ian M. Hay
AV  - BV4070 .D573 1951
PY  - 1951///
KW  - Columbia Bible College
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Polygamy
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - Missions
N1  - Typescript; Chapter I. The Problem and Organization of the Study; Chapter II. A Description of Polygamy in Nigeria; Chapter III. The Moral Apsect of Polygamy; Chapter IV. Practical Problems in Dealing with Polygamy; Chapter V. Conclusions; Virgin Islands Bibliography; Bibliography: leaves 57-58; The Problem --; Statement of the problem --; Importance of the study --; Organization of the study --; Previous Study --; Source of the Information --; Method of Procedure; Definition --; Polyandry --; Polygyny --; Percentage of Polygamists in Nigeria --; Reasons for Polygamy --; Consequence of tribal war --; Levirate system --; Custom --; Sexual motive --; Desire for children --; Social motive --; Economic motive --; Place of Women --; Social position of women --; Desires of women --; Life under Polygamy --; Marriage --; Family life --; Summary; Monogamy: Not Merely Western Ideology --; Importance of sound basis - Question raised --; Polygamy: Contrary to Scripture --; God's original plan --; Old Testament history --; First appearance: Godless line --; Purity of Godly line --; Noah and Sons --; Abraham --; Prophets as a class --; Polygamy confined to kings and princes --; Proverbs, gives this indication --; Post exilic mention --; Teaching of Christ --; Teaching of the epistles --; Marriage as a type --; Results of polygamy in Scripture --; Polygamy: Contrary to Natural Law --; Equality of the sexes --; Nature of union --; Polygamy: Contrary to Church History --; Summary; Which Wife Should Be Kept --; What is the Man's Responsibility --; To wives --; To children --; Must Customs be Broken; Heart Change in the Native --; Monogamy: Requirement for Church Membership --; Example of the Christian Home --; Education --; Summary Statement --; Problems for Further Consideration; 2
ER  -