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Christians in Persia : Assyrians, Armenians, Roman Catholics and Protestants / / Robin E. Waterfield



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Autore: Waterfield Robin E (Robin Everard), <1914-2002., > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Christians in Persia : Assyrians, Armenians, Roman Catholics and Protestants / / Robin E. Waterfield Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 p.)
Disciplina: 275.5
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Soggetto topico: Missions - Iran
Christians - Iran
Soggetto geografico: Iran Church history
Note generali: First published in 1973.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 churches
8. 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: When 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 t
Titolo autorizzato: Christians in Persia  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-83461-3
1-280-67007-X
9786613647009
1-136-83462-1
0-203-83219-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779016903321
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Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Iran