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The Christians of Pakistan : the Passion of Bishop John Joseph.
In May 1998, John Joseph, the first native Pakistani Catholic bishop, shot himself in front of the courthouse where a Christian had been sentenced to death for blasphemy. This book tells the story of the Christians in Pakistan, with Bishop Joseph as its centrepiece. It is an account of outcastes who...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Christians of Pakistan: The Passion of Bishop John Joseph; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Prologue: The Story of Patros, the Bishop's Driver; Part I: From Exodus to Bondage; Chapter 1 The Raj, the Missionaries, and the Christians; Chapter 2 Pioneers; Chapter 3 Both Christian and Pakistani; Chapter 4 From Rome to Pakistan in the 1960s; Chapter 5 The 1970s: A Time for Hope and Violence; Chapter 6 The 1980s: The Rule of Zia and the Militants; Chapter 7 Blasphemy; Part II: The World of the Bishop; Chapter 8 The Bishop's House in the 1990s.
- Chapter 9 The Acts of the ApostlesChapter 10 Sisters and Wives; Chapter 11 Outside the Punjab; Chapter 12 The Awami Bishop; Chapter 13 The Bishop and the Goans; Chapter 14 An Islamic Christianity; Chapter 15 The Bishop and the Protestants; Chapter 16 The Death of the Bishop; Chapter 17 He Loved Me Very Much; Chapter 18 Heroes Don't Have Ghosts; Chapter 19 Commemorations; Bibliography; Index.