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Evangelizing Lebanon: Baptists, Missions, and the Question of Cultures
Melanie E. Trexler
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hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; HRCC92; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
In 1893, Said Jureidini, an Arabic-speaking Christian from the Ottoman Empire, experienced an evangelical conversion while attending the Chicago World's Fair. Two years later he founded the first Baptist church in modern-day Lebanon. For financial support, he aligned his fledgling church with American Landmark Baptists and, later, Southern Baptists. By doing so, Jureidini linked the fate of Baptists in Lebanon with those in the United States.
In Evangelizing Lebanon, Melanie E. Trexler explores the complex, reflexive relationship between Baptist missionaries from the States and Baptists in Lebanon. Trexler pays close attention to the contexts surrounding the relationships, the consequences, ... Read more
In 1893, Said Jureidini, an Arabic-speaking Christian from the Ottoman Empire, experienced an evangelical conversion while attending the Chicago World's Fair. Two years later he founded the first Baptist church in modern-day Lebanon. For financial support, he aligned his fledgling church with American Landmark Baptists and, later, Southern Baptists. By doing so, Jureidini linked the fate of Baptists in Lebanon with those in the United States.
In Evangelizing Lebanon, Melanie E. Trexler explores the complex, reflexive relationship between Baptist missionaries from the States and Baptists in Lebanon. Trexler pays close attention to the contexts surrounding the relationships, the consequences, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781481302593
SKU
V9781481302593
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Reviews for Evangelizing Lebanon: Baptists, Missions, and the Question of Cultures
...a useful volume, both for students of Protestant missions to the Middle East in general and students of Southern Baptist missions in particular.
Walker Robins
Reading Religion Evangelizing Lebanon contributes richly to understanding how encounters between foreign missionaries and local populations mutually transform all involved.
Caleb Hutcherson
Baptistic Theologies A responsible history of Baptists in Lebanon. ... Read more
Walker Robins
Reading Religion Evangelizing Lebanon contributes richly to understanding how encounters between foreign missionaries and local populations mutually transform all involved.
Caleb Hutcherson
Baptistic Theologies A responsible history of Baptists in Lebanon. ... Read more