| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 197 pages) |
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Continuum religious studies |
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Continuum religious studies.
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| Contents |
Iran's identity -- Impact of revolution -- Christianity |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Christianity -- Iran
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Christianity
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Christentum
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| SUBJECT |
Iran -- Church history -- 20th century
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| Subject |
Iran
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Iran
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441159571 |
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1441159576 |
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9781472549082 |
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1472549082 |
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9781441111678 |
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1441111670 |
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9781441111142 |
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144111114X |
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