Overview
Explores the interaction of American Protestant missionaries with Iranians during the 1960s and 1970s
Argues that American missionaries’ predisposition toward their own culture confused their message of the gospel and added to the negative perception of Christianity among Iranians
Focuses on the missionary activities of four American Protestant groups: Presbyterians, Assemblies of God, International Missions, and Southern Baptists
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Associate Professor of Church History, Gateway Seminary, Ontario, USA
Philip O. Hopkins
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: American Missionaries in Iran during the 1960s and 1970s
Authors: Philip O. Hopkins
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51214-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-51213-2Published: 23 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-51216-3Published: 24 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-51214-9Published: 22 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 272
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of the Middle East, US History, History of Religion, Social History