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Evangelizing Lebanon : Baptists, Missions, and the Question of Cultures /

In 1893, Said Jureidini, an Arabic-speaking Christian from the Ottoman Empire, experienced an evangelical conversion while attending the Chicago World's Fair. Two years later he founded the first Baptist church in modern-day Lebanon. For financial support, he aligned his fledgling church with A...

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Autor principal: Trexler, Melanie, 1982- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Landmarkers in the Holy Land: Ottomans, Landmarkers, and the Formation of a Southern Baptist Mission in the Holy Land (1893-1919); 2. Building a Baptist Community in Beirut: Said Jureidini and the Arrival of the Near East Baptist Mission (1900-1948) ; 3. Reform, Resistance, and Rebellion: The NEBM Program of Advance and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (1948-1968); 4. A Mission to Muslims: From ""Gospel Bomb"" to Dialogue (1969-1974).
  • 5. Reconciliation: The Lebanese Civil War, U.S. Marines, and Hizbullah (1975-1986) 6. Breaking the Ties That Bind: Redefining the Lebanese Baptist Community (1987-2011) ; 7. Conclusion: Evangelizing Lebanon ; Selected Bibliography; Index.