Books by Prof. Kayode Adesogan

Faith, Politics and Challenges (A Christian s First-hand Account) is a logical development upon Christian Discipleship. A good Christian should know where he is coming from, be familiar with his evolving environment, be hopeful where he is heading and why. This book is a great guide from Prof. Kayode Adesogan. Much of the ignorance about’ the Chapel of the
Resurrection, about Christian Fellowships, Clubs, Societies, etc. in IVCU and indeed about intra- and inter-religious conflicts is cleared up in this book.
Most of us tend to do nothing about actions and decisions that are wrong or issues that are neglected not only in our national life but even in our churches. This personal account by Professor Adesogan should wean us from this habit.
It is an account of what he learnt from his mentors and what he and his colleagues have done with that knowledge, I dare say, for the benefit of our society and our faith.
For over 60 years, Professor Adesogan has been an active and committed disciple of Christ, 40 of these years inside and outside UI. This book is a faithful report card for us all to learn from.

The book does not attempt to lay claim to providing a recipe for having a perfect home. The author does not have one in any case! What it seeks to do is to discuss in practical terms how Christian couples can harness that which God has given them and, with God’s special blessing, set their feet on a new path of renewal in love and devotion to each other and their home. The book like its predecessor, Friendship, Courtship and Christian Marriage, to which this is a companion, is written primarily with the African Christian in mind. While it is true that a number of concepts in it will be appreciated essentially only by” Africans who have lived in Africa and non-Africans who have lived for a long time in the continent, it is equally true that most of the ideas therein are universal and should find relevance to all races.

This book is written for young unmarried Christians who are honest seekers after pleasing God in all they do in life – those who particularly want to have homes where they and their spouses will share lives which daily glorify Christ.

To this end they take marriage seriously and desire to follow Biblical Christian norms in making their choices of a life partner.

The earlier editions of this book had been very warmly received across the country. This third edition has retained most of what was in the second edition. Two major concepts have been introduced in an attempt to make it more relevant to 21 st century Christians without diluting the Christian demands: things which have to do
with what young men and young women desire to know in today’s world.

Having walked with God for over six decades, Professor Adesogan certainly has had an experiential knowledge of God. Each chapter features a distinct but significant stage of the continuum of the journey of life, revealing the author’s gradual but steady and progressive growth and dependence on God, and God’s tender care and mercy for His own until this point in his life. The entire book is inundated with captivating and inspiring anecdotes, vividly and lucidly illustrating the spiritual truths being expressed. The ultimate purpose of this book is evangelical. It should evoke in the Christian the determination to remain focused on God, seeing Him above all human circumstances and situations in life, and so continuing to move in the direction of God’s predetermined destiny for His children.

The very important subject of CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP will inevitably remain alive until our Lord’s second coming. Rather than destroy it, violent persecution and incessant harassment of the Church have stimulated it. So central is it to the accomplishment of God’s plan for man’s redemption by Christ that it featured
prominently throughout His earthly ministry, taught them during its duration of about three years and at its end enjoined them in essence to continue His
work by “making disciples of all nations. “

Character building starts from infancy, and continues through the early adolescent days to the teenage years until adulthood. When a person is in his twenties, most of his character is already formed. We cannot therefore wait until adult life before trying to change, for the better, the way a person will behave.
A rogue, a pen robber, an armed robber, a violent wife-beater, a pugnacious person, an erratic person, a drunkard, a prostitute will each manifest some trait of any of these ills sometime early in his or her youth. He or she may be unaware of this trait or tendency, but usually not the neighbours or relations. If it is not nipped in the bud, it grows to become a major problem and the individual becomes a danger to himself or herself and the society.