Iran and Christianity: Historical Identity and Present Relevance

by Mark Bradley

Book Overview

In this enlightening study Mark Bradley looks at the growing underground church in Iran. Given the hostility of the regime, it is often assumed that Christianity is withering in Iran, but in fact more Iranian Muslims have become Christians in the last 25 years than since the seventh century, when Islam first came to Iran.

Beginning with an in-depth look at the historical identity of Iran, religiously, culturally and politically, Bradley...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847060277
• ISBN13: 9781847060273
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"