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Conversions from Islam to Christianity in the Sudan

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dc.contributor.advisor Kritzinger, J. N. J. (Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus), 1950- en
dc.contributor.advisor Sauer, C. (Dr.) en
dc.contributor.author Straehler, Reinhold en
dc.date.accessioned 2009-08-25T11:03:28Z
dc.date.available 2009-08-25T11:03:28Z
dc.date.issued 2009-08-25T11:03:28Z
dc.date.submitted 2005-11-30 en
dc.identifier.citation Straehler, Reinhold (2009) Conversions from Islam to Christianity in the Sudan, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2438> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2438
dc.description.abstract This research project focuses on conversions from Islam to Christianity in the Sudan. It first gives a biblical and theological understanding of conversion and then introduces the sociological and psychological understanding of such a change in religious affiliation. It discusses conversion as a spiritual decision process and develops a spiritual decision matrix for evaluating conversion processes of Muslims. The heart of the study is an analysis of the conversion processes of six converts with a Northern Sudanese background from different Muslim tribes. The interviews that were conducted with these converts are analysed in terms of five parameters: reasons for conversion; factors that led to conversion; stages in the conversion processes; problems encountered during the conversion processes; and results of the conversion. These parameters are compared with existing data from six studies of Muslims in other geographical areas who also converted to the Christian faith. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xii, 155 leaves.)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Mission en
dc.subject Missiology en
dc.subject Christianity en
dc.subject Northern Sudanese en
dc.subject Islam en
dc.subject Sudan en
dc.subject Results of conversion process en
dc.subject Spiritual decision process en
dc.subject Spiritual decision matrix en
dc.subject Problems encountered during conversion process en
dc.subject Conversion process en
dc.subject Factors leading to conversion en
dc.subject Conversion en
dc.subject Reasons for Conversion en
dc.subject.ddc 248.24609624
dc.subject.lcsh Christian converts from Islam -- Sudan
dc.subject.lcsh Missions to Muslims -- Sudan
dc.subject.lcsh Christianity -- Sudan
dc.title Conversions from Islam to Christianity in the Sudan en
dc.type Thesis en
dc.description.department Christian Spirituality Church History and Missiology en
dc.description.degree M.Th. (Missiology) en


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