Iranian Christian

Author : A. Christian Van Gorder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0739136097

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Christianity in Persia and the Status of Non-muslims in Iran by A. Christian Van Gorder Pdf

Writing on an often overlooked section of contemporary Persian culture, A. Christian van Gorder provides a comprehensive and readable introduction to the experience of Christians and other non-Muslims in Iran throughout history and into the present day. Van Gorder gives a fascinating account of the history of Christianity in Persia. By debunking the common misconceptions and stereotypes driven by recent political events and the media, he shows the current relationship that the Muslim majority in Iran has developed with people of other faiths. Book jacket.

Author : Benedikt Römer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780755651696

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The Iranian Christian Diaspora by Benedikt Römer Pdf

Over the past few decades, whilst evading severe governmental restrictions in Iran, the Iranian Evangelical diaspora has grown across Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, the US and the UK. Far from the censorship of the Islamic Republic, Iranian Evangelical pastors and ministers publish Persian-language Christian magazines and online videos with the aim to reach the transnational Iranian Christian community, as well as potential converts in Iran. This book explores notions of nationhood and diasporic dwelling in the religious narratives and practices of Iranian Christian exilic communities, showing how claims to the authenticity of a distinct Iranian-Christian identity are constructed. Examining abundant source material available in the Iranian Christian exilic milieu, the book draws extensively upon five unstudied series of Persian-language Christian exile magazines published between the early 1990s and the 2020s, Persian-language video material and a number of interviews with Iranian Christian pastors with leadership positions in the Iranian Christian diaspora. These sources demonstrate the significance of exile and religious affiliation as key factors shaping diasporic images of the homeland and visions of a future return. Benedikt Römer weaves the history and contemporary story of the Iranian Christian community together, placing it in the context of a wider ongoing religious transformation in Iranian society.

Author : Maryam Rostampour,Marziyeh Amirizadeh
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781414382203

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Captive in Iran by Maryam Rostampour,Marziyeh Amirizadeh Pdf

Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh knew they were putting their lives on the line. Islamic laws in Iran forbade them from sharing their Christian beliefs, but in three years, they’d covertly put New Testaments into the hands of twenty thousand of their countrymen and started two secret house churches. In 2009, they were finally arrested and held in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran, a place where inmates are routinely tortured and executions are commonplace. In the face of ruthless interrogations, persecution, and a death sentence, Maryam and Marziyeh chose to take the radical—and dangerous—step of sharing their faith inside the very walls of the government stronghold that was meant to silence them. In Captive in Iran, two courageous Iranian women recount how God used their 259 days in Evin Prison to shine His light into one of the world’s darkest places, giving hope to those who had lost everything and showing love to those in despair.

Author : Mark Bradley
Publisher : Monarch Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780857215970

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Too Many to Jail by Mark Bradley Pdf

In 1979, there were fewer than 500 known Christians from a Muslim background in Iran. Today there are at least 100,000 believers . Church leaders believe that millions can be added to the church in the next few years ' such is the spiritual hunger that exists. The religious violence that accompanied the reign of President Ahmadinejad drained its perpetrators of political and religious legitimacy, and has opened the door to other faiths. This book sets the rapid church growth in Iran in the context of the deteriorating relationship between Iranians and their national religion. There is a major focus on the Ahmadinejad years, but the author also covers the history of the church before 1979, picking up on the central idea that the spark may have become buried in the ashes but has never been extinguished. The book is careful, proportionate, well-informed and accurate. Throughout the text there will be boxes with stories of faith, persecution, and encouragement.

Author : Nasser Lotfi
Publisher : W Publishing Group
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0849902754

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Iranian Christian by Nasser Lotfi Pdf

Author : Evelyn and Wallace Shellenberger
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781491709054

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Welcome to Iran! by Evelyn and Wallace Shellenberger Pdf

Describes the experiences of the authors' four years of living in Iran as part of a student-exchange program, sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee.

Author : Mark Bradley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441111142

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Iran and Christianity by Mark Bradley Pdf

In this enlightening study Mark Bradley looks at the growing underground church in Iran. Given the hostility of the regime, it is often assumed that Christianity is withering in Iran, but in fact more Iranian Muslims have become Christians in the last 25 years than since the seventh century, when Islam first came to Iran. Beginning with an in-depth look at the historical identity of Iran, religiously, culturally and politically, Bradley shows how this identity makes Iranians inclined towards Christianity. He goes on to look at the impact of the 1979 revolution, an event which has brought war, economic chaos and totalitarianism to Iran, and its implications for Iranian faith. The study concludes with an analysis of church growth since 1979 and an examination of the emerging underground church. This is a fascinating work, guaranteed to improve any reader's knowledge of not only Iranian faith and church growth, but of Iranian culture and history as a whole thanks to the thorough treatment given to the country's background.

Author : Sasan Tavassoli
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857732316

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Christian Encounters with Iran by Sasan Tavassoli Pdf

The interface between the current Shi'ite landscape and Christian thinking is of the greatest significance for the shifting political and religious dynamics of the Middle East. Sasan Tavassoli here examines Iranian Shi'ite thinkers' encounters with Christian thought since the Islamic revolution of 1979, and provides insight into the cultural and intellectual climate surrounding Christian-Muslim dialogue in contemporary Iran. The literature on Christianity in Iran reveals a wide range of approaches and attitudes, and Tavassoli demonstrates that traditional polemics are giving way to a more descriptive and subjective understanding of Christian thought. He also studies Muslim-Christian dialogue and research conducted and supported by governmental as well as non-governmental organizations, and offers a close examination, with interviews, of the work of three prominent liberal religious intellectuals - Abdol Karim Soroush, Mostafa Malekian and Mojtahed Shabestari. Placing contemporary Shi'ite thought in the broad historical context of pre- and post-revolution Iran, Tavassoli relates concrete religious, cultural and socio-political realities to the themes and orientations in the latest phase of the Shi'i Islam-Christianity encounter, and offers fresh insight into the dynamism of contemporary Islam and the religious complexities of the Muslim world.

Author : Robin Waterfield
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136834615

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Christians in Persia (RLE Iran C) by Robin Waterfield Pdf

When it was originally published this book broke new ground in presenting one continuous narrative of the history of Christians in Persia from the second century A.D to the 1970s. The material gathered here was previously only to be found in obscure books, manuscripts and foreign periodicals. Christians in Persia shows the intricate history of the period concerned; the personalities of the rulers and the ruled; the difficult task of the missionaries; their successes and failures and the consequences of their efforts. All this is related to the wider history of the country and to the expansion of Christianity in the East.

Author : James Barry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108429047

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Armenian Christians in Iran by James Barry Pdf

Examines Iran's Armenian community, shedding light on Muslim-Christian relations in Iran since the 1979 revolution.

Author : Benedikt Römer
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780755651689

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The Iranian Christian Diaspora by Benedikt Römer Pdf

Over the past few decades, whilst evading severe governmental restrictions in Iran, the Iranian Evangelical diaspora has grown across Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, the US and the UK. Far from the censorship of the Islamic Republic, Iranian Evangelical pastors and ministers publish Persian-language Christian magazines and online videos with the aim to reach the transnational Iranian Christian community, as well as potential converts in Iran. This book explores notions of nationhood and diasporic dwelling in the religious narratives and practices of Iranian Christian exilic communities, showing how claims to the authenticity of a distinct Iranian-Christian identity are constructed. Examining abundant source material available in the Iranian Christian exilic milieu, the book draws extensively upon five unstudied series of Persian-language Christian exile magazines published between the early 1990s and the 2020s, Persian-language video material and a number of interviews with Iranian Christian pastors with leadership positions in the Iranian Christian diaspora. These sources demonstrate the significance of exile and religious affiliation as key factors shaping diasporic images of the homeland and visions of a future return. Benedikt Römer weaves the history and contemporary story of the Iranian Christian community together, placing it in the context of a wider ongoing religious transformation in Iranian society.

Author : Philip O. Hopkins
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030512149

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American Missionaries in Iran during the 1960s and 1970s by Philip O. Hopkins Pdf

This work explores the interaction of American Protestant missionaries with Iranians during the 1960s and 1970s. It focuses on the missionary activities of four American Protestant groups: Presbyterians, Assemblies of God, International Missions, and Southern Baptists. It argues that American missionaries’ predisposition toward their own culture confused their message of the gospel and added to the negative perception of Christianity among Iranians. This bias was seen primarily in the American missionaries’ desire to modernize Iran through education and healthcare, and between the missionaries’ relationship with Iranian Christians. Iranian attitudes towards missionary involvement in these areas are investigated, as is the changing American missionary strategy from a traditional method where missionaries had the final say on most matters related to American and Iranian Christian interaction, to the beginnings of an indigenous system where a partnership developed between the missionary and the Iranian Christian.

Author : Hormoz Shariat
Publisher : Whitaker House
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781733749053

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Iran's Great Awakening by Hormoz Shariat Pdf

ONE MILLION MUSLIMS TO CHRIST. In the mid 1980’s, Dr. Shariat together with his wife, prayed, “Lord, use us to save Iran!” His passion for Muslims stems, in part, because of the murder of his brother, Hamraz, who was arrested in Iran at the age of sixteen on a minor political charge. After two years in jail, he was executed by firing squad. God showed Hormoz the best way to respond to this tragedy was to dedicate his life to bring one million Muslims to salvation in Christ. Join Dr. Shariat on a journey out of bondage to Islam to freedom in Christ. Learn what the Bible says about Iran and why Iran is just the beginning of something big, eternal, and of historical proportion that is already happening! God said, “I am going to do a great work in Iran and change that nation forever, and I am giving you the honor to be a part of it.”

Author : R. Elling
Publisher : Springer
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137047809

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Minorities in Iran by R. Elling Pdf

Based on the premise that nationalism is a dominant factor in Iranian identity politics despite the significant changes brought about by the Islamic Revolution, this cross-disciplinary work investigates the languages of nationalism in contemporary Iran through the prism of the minority issue.

Author : Todd Nettleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Christian converts from Islam
ISBN : 0882640070

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Iran by Todd Nettleton Pdf