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Iran and Christianity : historical identity and present relevance /
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 Is...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Continuum religious studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 brough. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 197 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441159571 1441159576 9781472549082 1472549082 9781441111678 1441111670 9781441111142 144111114X |