Longing for Community : Church, Ummah, or Somewhere in Between?

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenlee, David.

Contributor:

Greenlee, David, 1957- editor of compilation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions to Muslims.

Christian converts from Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Longing for Community

Place of Publication:

William Carey Library 2013

Littleton : William Carey Publishing, 2013.

Summary:

Church, Immah , or Somewhere in Between?Understanding the strength and unity of the ummah-- the worldwide Muslim community--and its role in an individual's identity is essential in comprehending the struggles that Muslims undergo as they turn to faith in Jesus Christ.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Contributors

Introduction: Transformed in Christ

Section 1: Understanding the Complexity of Conversion

1. Fuzzy Thinking and the Conversion Process

2. Relationships, Emotion, Doctrine, Intellect-and All That Follows

3. Refusing to Choose: Multiple Belonging among Arab Followers of Christ

4. Living a Pun: Cultural Hybridity among Arab Followers of Christ

5. Conversion in the Light of Identity Theories

6. Identity Choices at the Border Zone

Section 2: Culture, Community, and Coming to Faith in Christ

7. The Ummah and Christian Community

8. Patronage, Salvation, and Being Joined with Jesus: Socio-anthropological Insights from South Asia

9. "Us" or "Me"? Modernization and Social Networks among China's Urban Hui

10. Knowing but Not Confessing: Attitudes of Youth in Baku Who Have Heard the Good News

11. Sharing the Truth with Courtesy and Respect for All Cultures

12. Getting to the Source of Guilt, Fear, and Shame: Innocence, Security, and Honor in the Muslim Context

13. Areas of Change in the Conversion Processes of East African Muslims

Section 3: Lessons to Foster Fruit and Growth

14. Fruitfulness from the Perspective of the Fruit and the Farmer

15. Mission: Imitation of Christ

16. Nestorians, Conversion, and Mission on the Early Silk Road

17. The Anotoc Story, Continued: Group Dynamics within an Insider Movement

18. The "Disconnect" in the Discipleship of South Asian Women: Socio-cultural and Religious Barriers among Muslim Background Believers

19. Women's Gatherings and Leadership

20. Liturgy to Focus Mind and Heart: Fostering Spiritual Growth among Muslim Seekers

21. Against Winds and Waves: The Countercultural Movement of a Turk and the Turkish Protestant Church

22. Concluding Reflections

Endnotes

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-64508-081-1

9781645080824

164508082X

9781645080817

1645080811

OCLC:

1090437100