Nestorian Missionary Enterprise : The Story of a Church on Fire / John Stewart.
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TextSeries: Christianity in the Islamic WorldPublisher: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Description: 1 online resource (388 p.)Content type: - 9781593335632
- 9781463212452
- online - DeGruyter
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Frontmatter -- DEDICATED TO -- FOREWORD -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CHRONOLOGY -- INTRODUCTION -- I . THE CHURCH IN PERSIA ; ITS MISSIONARY CENTRE -- II. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN NESTORIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITY. PERSECUTION - MONASTIC BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOLS -- III. NESTORIANISM IN ARABIA -- IV. EXPANSION IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN ASIA -- V. SYRIAN CHRISTIANS OF SOUTH WEST INDIA -- VI. NESTORIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITY IN FURTHER ASIA -- VII. NESTORIAN SINO-SYRIAC MONUMENT AT HSI-AN-FU AND THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA AND JAPAN -- VIII. SEMIRYECHENSK CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS -- IX. FACTORS IN NESTORIAN DECADENCE. PERSECUTION - DECEPTION - COMPROMISE -- X. ADDITIONAL FACTORS IN NESTORIAN DECADENCE. EXTERMINATION BY MONGOLS AND TAMERLANE - ABSORPTION BY ROMAN CATHOLICISM -- XI. BY-PRODUCTS OF NESTORIANISM -- XII. PRESENT CONDITIONS. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX A. THE NAME -- APPENDIX B. THE BIBLE OF THE NESTORIANS AND THE SPREAD OF ALPHABETIC WRITING AND CULTURE -- APPENDIX C. THE JACOBITES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
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Consistently referenced as a reliable source on the "Nestorian" missionary movement, this historical account of that movement is a necessary volume for anyone interested in the missionary work of the Eastern Church. Stewart’s engaging account has remained fresh through the years and remains a standard reference on the topic.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
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