01679nam#a2200229uc#4500 0076259 20260731222812.0 978-0-87808-082-3 pbk. 0-87808-082-1 Ac Oksnevad, Roy Verfasser aut Originally published under title: Risen from ashes to Christ Cultural baggage an Iranian example of coming to Christ out of oppressive societies Roy Oksnevad Littleton William Carey Publishing 2018 xviii, 190 pages : illustrations Includes bibliographical references Every person coming to Christ has baggage, but a first-generation believer, especially one coming from little or no connection to Christianity, has an uncommon amount of cultural baggage that they bring with them. This book tackles a variety of issues and sees specific examples play out in the Iranian church as a prime example of these challenges. The Burden of Baggage explores how cultural upbringing is expressed in the personal, interpersonal, family, leadership, and spiritual nuances of church life-contributing to both strengths and weaknesses. Church teaching must shift the emphasis away from the self as perceived by the community in terms of honor and shame, instead encouraging people to give up their honor through humility, and refocus their attention on God and loving others. Readers will walk away knowing they are not alone in their struggles as they deal with gut-wrenching issues that often aren't solved in one generation. Konversion <Religion> Mission unter Muslimen Christentum Islam 61007 61007 0 0 0 0 AWMBIB AWMBIB RAU23 2020-03-25 14.50 0 Ac 22.5 Oks 01183924 2026-07-31 22:44:48 2026-07-31 BUCH