Longing for community : church, ummah, or somewhere in between? /

Longing for community : church, ummah, or somewhere in between? / [print] edited by David Greenlee. - Pasadena, California : William Carey Library, (c)2013. - xix, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm



Understanding the complexity of conversion. Fuzzy thinking and the conversion process Culture, community, and coming to faith in Christ. The Ummah and Christian community Lessons to foster fruit and growth. Fruitfulness from the perspective of the fruit and the farmer David Radford ; Relationships, emotion, doctrine, intellect : and all that follows Kathryn Kraft ; Refusing to choose : multiple belonging among Arab followers of Christ Jens Barnett ; Living a pun : cultural hybridity among Arab followers of Christ Jens Barnett ; Conversion in the light of identity theories Tim Green ; Identity choices at the border zone Tim Green -- Sufyan Baig ; Patronage, salvation, and being joined with Jesus : socio-anthropological insights from south Asia Colin Edwards ; "Us" or "me"? : modernization and social networks among China's urban Hui Enoch J. Kim ; Knowing but not confessing : attitudes of youth in Baku who have heard the good news Russell Eleazar ; Sharing the truth with courtesy and respect for all cultures Rick Brown ; Getting to the source of guilt, fear, and shame : innocence, security, and honor in the Muslim context L. R. Burke ; Areas of change in the conversion processes of East Africa Muslims Reinhold Straehler -- J. Dudley Woodberry ; Mission : imitation of Christ Jean-Marie Gaudeul ; Nestorians, conversion, and mission on the early silk road Jihan Paik ; The Anotoc story, continues : group dynamics within an insider movement John Kim ; The "disconnect" in the discipleship of South Asian women : socio-cultural and religious barriers among Muslim background believers Karen Scott ; Women's gatherings and leadership Mary Davidson ; Liturgy to focus mind and heart : fostering spiritual growth among Muslim seekers Ruth Nicholls ; Against winds and waves : the countercultural movement of a Turk and the Turkish Protestant Church James Bultema ; Concluding reflections David Smith.

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Missions to Muslims.
Christian converts from Islam.

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