Strengthening the Identity of Converts from Islam in the Face of Verbal Assaults: A Study with the Background of Turkish Society
The study focusses on converts from Islam to the Christian faith in Turkey. Converts are confronted with special challenges. Based on Islamic theology and Turkish nationalism most Turks cannot think of positive reasons to choose Christianity. So verbal assaults with social consequences like ostracis...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2017
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| En: |
Mission studies
Año: 2017, Volumen: 34, Número: 3, Páginas: 392-408 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Türkei
/ Islam
/ Cristianismo
/ Cristianismo
/ Persecución
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | BJ Islam CC Cristianismo ; Religión no cristiana ; Relaciones inter-religiosas CH Cristianismo y sociedad KBM Asia |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Conversion
persecution
identity
Turkey
First Letter of Peter
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| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (Verlag) |
| Sumario: | The study focusses on converts from Islam to the Christian faith in Turkey. Converts are confronted with special challenges. Based on Islamic theology and Turkish nationalism most Turks cannot think of positive reasons to choose Christianity. So verbal assaults with social consequences like ostracism, prejudice, suspicion, and very low esteem are very common. The First Letter of Peter provides advice for strengthening new Christians by defining their identity as chosen und loved people of God. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
| Obras secundarias: | In: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341525 |