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020			_a978-1-532-63858-9 _c31,03
041			_aeng
084			_aA
100	1		_aSterk, Vernon J. _eVerfasser _4aut
245			_aSurviving Persecution _bhow to understand, prepare, and respond _cby Vernon J. Sterk. Foreword by Charles E. Van Engen
264		1	_aLa Vergne _bWipf and Stock Publishers _c2019
300			_a245 Seiten _bIllustrationen
336			_aText _btxt _81\u
337			_aohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen _bn _81\u
338			_bnc _81\u
520	1		_aPersecution can kill the church--unless there is an adequate understanding of, preparation for, and response to this potentially fatal threat. Surviving Persecution is a study based on more than forty years of living and working with the Mayans of Chiapas, who inhabit the highlands of the southernmost state of Mexico. This book can serve as a guide for Christians living in a hostile environment to know how to avoid unnecessary persecution and to survive violent persecution when it strikes. This analysis of persecution can also be a valuable resource for students and congregations who desire to better understand the challenges and complexities of persecution. The last chapter gives guidelines for how national and international church organizations can play a vital role in helping the suffering church survive and thrive. From his personal experience of being the target of persecution and then working with the persecuted indigenous church, the author employs an anthropological approach with a biblical perspective to formulate a response to persecution that can promote the growth of the church.
650		4	_aChristenverfolgung
650		4	_aGeschichte
650		4	_aPraxis
650		4	_aBiblische Theologie
650		4	_aMissionspraxis
700	1		_aVan Engen, Charles E. _eVerfasser eines Vorworts _4wpr
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