Date First Published:
2008
Resource Type:
Book
Topics / Themes:
House church, Persecution
ISBN or similar
978-1850787709
Overview:
In this book, the author provides a succinct overview of the unlikely growth of Christianity in Iran since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Having demonstrated why Iran has been primarily closed to Christianity, the author explores the reasons for people's openness to the Christian faith in Iran.
Content:
This accessible book looks at why Iranian Muslims are turning to Christ more than other Muslim sects.
Mark Bradley first delves into why Iran is such a closed land to the gospel and why one would expect the number of Muslims converting to Christianity to have declined. Actually, the opposite has happened, and in the second half of the book the author examines why ordinary Iranians are so open to Jesus. It explains how their revolution in 1979 brought war, economic chaos, and totalitarianism. That event has made Iranians deeply disillusioned and led them to question the religion used to justify the government’s policies.
Academic Discipline
Missiology, Politics
Academic Framework
Research Method
Other Qualitative