03468oam 2200673I 450 991077901690332120230725060209.01-136-83461-31-280-67007-X97866136470091-136-83462-10-203-83219-110.4324/9780203832196 (CKB)2550000000100363(EBL)801925(OCoLC)797919015(SSID)ssj0000677007(PQKBManifestationID)11445994(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000677007(PQKBWorkID)10693662(PQKB)11126666(MiAaPQ)EBC801925(Au-PeEL)EBL801925(CaPaEBR)ebr10558597(CaONFJC)MIL364700(OCoLC)796396304(EXLCZ)99255000000010036320180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChristians in Persia Assyrians, Armenians, Roman Catholics and Protestants /Robin E. WaterfieldLondon :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (203 p.)Routledge Library Editions: IranFirst published in 1973.0-415-61048-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Christians in persia: Assyrians, Armenians, Roman Catholics and Protestants; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Part one: the nestorian planting; 1. The background; 2. Christianity in iran to the end of the sassanian dynasty; 3. The persian church at the coming of islam; 4. The coming of islam:the shadow of the ghetto; 5. The missionary expansionof the church; 6. The decline of thenestorian church and thefirst contacts with rome; Part two: The roman catholic era; 7. The roman catholic missionary effort; Part three: The protestant endeavour and the founding of indigenous churches8. The forerunners9. The coming of the Americans,1834-1870; 10. Christians and jews in persia:the church's ministry amongthe jews, 1844-1960; 11. The archbishop of canterbury's mission to the assyrian church, 1886- 1915; 12. The presbyterian mission topersia; 13. The c.m.s. in persiapart I: 1869-1919; 14. The c.m.s. in persiapart II: 1919-1961; Appendix: The bible in persian; Bibliography; Map; IndexWhen it was originally published this book broke new ground in presenting one continuous narrative of the history of Christians in Persia from the second century A.D to the 1970s. The material gathered here was previously only to be found in obscure books, manuscripts and foreign periodicals. Christians in Persia shows the intricate history of the period concerned; the personalities of the rulers and the ruled; the difficult task of the missionaries; their successes and failures and the consequences of their efforts. All this is related to the wider history of the country and tRoutledge Library Editions: IranMissionsIranChristiansIranIranChurch historyMissionsChristians275.5275/.5Waterfield Robin E(Robin Everard),1914-2002.,1567358MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779016903321Christians in Persia3838737UNINA