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The twenty-first century has opened with a rapidly changing map of
Christianity. While its influence is waning in some of its
traditional Western strongholds, it is growing at a phenomenal pace
in the global South. And yet this story has largely eluded the
corporate news brokers of the West. Layered as it is with countless
personal and corporate stories of remarkable faith and witness, it
nevertheless lies ghostlike behind the newsprint and webpages of
our print media, outside the camera's vision on the network evening
news. Miriam Adeney has lived, traveled and ministered widely. She
has walked with Christians in and from the far reaches of the
globe. As she pulls back the veil on real Christians--their faith,
their hardships, their triumphs and, yes, their failures--an
inspiring and challenging story of a kingdom that knows no borders
takes shape. This is a book that coaxes us out of our comfortable
lives. It beckons us to expand our vision and experience of the
possibilities and promise of a faith that continues to shape lives,
communities and nations.
Their clothing is often distinctive. Their beliefs and values are
strongly held. They love their families. Any they live everywhere
on earth. They are women of Muslim background. Some still belong to
Islam, but some now belong to Christ. In 'Daughters of Islam',
Miriam Adeney introduces you women such as Ladan, Khadija and
Fatma. You'll learn about their lives, questions and hopes, as well
as those of other Arab, Iranian, Southeast Asian and African
sisters. And you'll gain new understanding of why Muslim women come
to Christ. This book discusses aspects of everyday living such as;
sex, marriage and family relations; the place of religion;
finances; teaching and learning styles; women's diversity. Through
vibrant real-life case studies you will learn strategies for
relating to women like the ones described here. You will see what -
and who - became the means of their understanding and responding to
Jesus as Saviour and Lord. Miriam Adeney says, "Surely in the end
what counts are the perennial necessities of mission: a human being
witnessing, discipling and serving in the appropriate language."
This is why she has written this enlightening book.
Why should you get involved in Christian writing? "I'd love to, but
I have no time," you may say. But wouldn't it be rewarding to
occasionally sit down and scribble out an unplanned response to God
when he has interacted with you in a crisis? Miriam Adeney has
written this small book to re-ignite the passion within us to
write. This books provides many detail suggestions on the why, what
and how to write. ?Miriam Adeney, whose Ph.D. is in anthropology,
is associate professor of global and urban ministries at Seattle
Pacific University. She has also been a research professor at
Regent College and has coordinated a bookwriting program for Asia,
Africa and Latin America. Her own publications include A Time for
Risking: Priorities for Women and Hagar's Daughters: Ministries
with Muslim Women.
Their clothing is often distinctive. Their values are strongly
held. They love their families. They comprise nearly one-tenth of
the world's population, and they live everywhere around the globe.
These are women of Muslim background. Many still belong to Islam,
but some now belong to Christ. In Daughters of Islam Miriam Adeney
introduces you to women like Ladan, Khadija and Fatma. You'll learn
about their lives, questions and hopes. You'll learn how they are
both representative of and unique among their Arab, Iranian,
Southeast Asian and African sisters. And you'll discover what has
drawn them to Christ. Adeney explores the many interwoven threads
that make up daily experience for Ladan, Khadija, Fatma and their
sisters, including sexuality, singleness and marriage children and
extended family finances religious tradition and practice teaching
and learning styles As you enter into the lives of Ladan, Khadija
and Fatma, you'll gain insight into how to relate to other women of
Muslim background--and how to introduce them to Christ.
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