LEADER 03293nam 22007211 450 001 9910785107803321 005 20121024145742.0 010 $a1-4725-4908-2 010 $a1-282-87525-6 010 $a9786612875250 010 $a1-4411-5957-6 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472549082 035 $a(CKB)2670000000054378 035 $a(EBL)601651 035 $a(OCoLC)680017943 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001146150 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12474684 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001146150 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11123490 035 $a(PQKB)10537231 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000421115 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11310136 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421115 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10407455 035 $a(PQKB)11572758 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601651 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL601651 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10427190 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL287525 035 $a(OCoLC)893335057 035 $a(OCoLC)729029989 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255386 035 $a(OCoLC)227191617$z(OCoLC)182731969 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000054378 100 $a20140929d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIran and Christianity $ehistorical identity and present relevance /$fMark Bradley 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cContinuum,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (210 p.) 225 0$aContinuum religious studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-1167-0 311 $a1-84706-027-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [188]-189) and index. 327 $aIran's identity -- Impact of revolution -- Christianity. 330 $a"In this enlightening study Mark Bradley looks at the growing underground church in Iran. Given the hostility of the regime, it is often assumed that Christianity is withering in Iran, but in fact more Iranian Muslims have become Christians in the last 25 years than since the seventh century, when Islam first came to Iran. Beginning with an in-depth look at the historical identity of Iran, religiously, culturally and politically, Bradley shows how this identity makes Iranians inclined towards Christianity. He goes on to look at the impact of the 1979 revolution, an event which has brought war, economic chaos and totalitarianism to Iran, and its implications for Iranian faith. The study concludes with an analysis of church growth since 1979 and an examination of the emerging underground church. This is a fascinating work, guaranteed to improve any reader's knowledge of not only Iranian faith and church growth, but of Iranian culture and history as a whole thanks to the thorough treatment given to the country's background."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aContinuum religious studies. 606 $aChristianity$zIran 606 $2Religious institutions & organizations 607 $aIran$xChurch history$y20th century 615 0$aChristianity 676 $a248.2460955 700 $aBradley$b Mark$g(Mark William)$0474079 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785107803321 996 $aIran and Christianity$93688408 997 $aUNINA