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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| 格式: | 電子 Article |
| 語言: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Mission studies
Year: 2017, 卷: 34, 發布: 3, Pages: 392-408 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Türkei
/ 伊斯蘭教
/ 基督教
/ 基督教
/ 迫害
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| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CH Christianity and Society KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Conversion
persecution
identity
Turkey
First Letter of Peter
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| 總結: | 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 |
| Contains: | In: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341525 |