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Allah oder Christus? Eine missiologische fallstudie uber die grunde der hinwendungen der kyrgyzen zum Islam und Christentum / Allah or Christ ? a missiological case study analysing the reason for conversions to Islam and Christianity among Kyrgyz peopleZweininger, Jakob 02 1900 (has links)
Summaries in German and English / This thesis is a missiological case study analysing the reasons for conversions to Islam and
Christianity among Kyrgyz people in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan.
The Kyrgyz people have a rich religious heritage with a history of more than 2,200
years. The uprooting of religion and the atheistic indoctrination by the Soviet government
created a religious vacuum after the breakdown of the Soviet Union and caused a revival of
religious receptivity in the society.
Renewed receptivity to religion in the newly established sovereign Kyrgyzstan was
followed by a rise in religious activity of Muslims and Christians beginning in the late 20th
century. In only 15 years the number of mosques rose from 39 to 1,600 and the number of
professing Christians increased from a few dozen to more than 7,000. This change between
1990 and 2005 developed in three stages through religious instability, an increase in
missionary activity and the posturing of religious ideology during the government’s
democratization process.
A research of individual conversions produced complex results. Muslims were more
attune to traditional religious thinking than were Christians. Most Muslims committed themselves
to Islam because of their ancestral heritage. The secularization of society facilitated the
Kyrgyz to convert to Christianity and turn to Christ due to a crisis in personal identity.
Among Christians, conversions were primarily affected by relatives and friends persuading
them through testimony and example. Most Kyrgyz becoming Muslims were significantly
influenced by their parents. Faith in the existence of God was the basic prerequisite for both
Muslim and Christian commitment to their respective beliefs. For Muslims it meant to obey
the commandments of Allah, but Christians were led to confession of sins and to conversion.
Changes in lifestyles and mindsets Muslims traced back to the Islamic religious tradition. For
Christians, lives were affected through a relationship to Jesus Christ. / Die vorliegende Thesis ist eine missiologische Fallstudie, die die Gruinde der Hinwendung der
Kyrgyzen in der post-sovietischen Zeit zum Islam und Christentum untersucht.
Die Kyrgyzen haben ein reiches religioses Erbe einer uber 2200 jahrigen Geschichte.
Doch mit der religiosen, Entwurzelung und der atheistischen Indoktrination durch die
Sovietregierung entwickelte sich nach dem Zusammenbruch der Sovietunion ein religioses
,Vakuum" und bewirkten ein Wiedererwachen der religiosen Rezeptivitat in der Gesellschaft.
Aufgrund der neuen religiosen Rahmenbedingungen in dem seit 1991 souveranen
Kyrgyzstan folgte vonseiten der Muslime und Christen ein starker Anstieg religioser Aktivitaten.
In nur 15 Jahren stieg die Anzahl der registrierten Moscheen von 39 auf uber 1600 und
die Anzahl der Christen im gleichen Zeitraum von ein paar Dutzend auf uber 7000. Diese
Entwicklung verlief im Zeitraum von 1990 bis 2005 in drei Abschnitten und war gekennzeichnet
von anfanglichen religiosen Aufbruchen, einer Zunahme missionarischer Aktivitaten
und einer religiosen Positionierung im Demokratiesierungsprozess.
Die Untersuchung der individuell erlebten Hinwendungen brachte vielschichtige
Ergebnisse hervor. So war der farmiliare Hintergrund der Muslime im allgemeinen religioser
als der der Christen. Die meisten Muslime bekannten sich aufgrund ihrer Abstammung zum
Islam. Die Sakularisierung der Familien begunstigte die Hinwendung der Kyrgyzen zum
Christentum, die sich vor allem aufgrund einer existenziellen Auseinandersetzung zu Jesus
wandten. Bei Christen waren es vor allem Verwandte und Freunde, die mit Worten und Leben
auf Jesus hinwiesen, bei Muslimen die Eltern. Sowohl bei Muslimen als auch Christen war
der Glaube an die Exitenz Gottes die wesentliche Vorraussetzung, wobei dies die Muslime
zur Befolgung der Gebote Allahs, Christen zur Sundenerkenntnis und einer Bekehrung bewegte.
Eine Lebens- und Sinnesanderung fuhrten Muslime auf den Islam und Christen auf
ihre Beziehung zu Jesus Christus zuruck. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology)
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Life and worship : a practical theological enquiry into the activities of the Perth Asian Christian communitySmit, Gail 11 1900 (has links)
The focus of this practical theological study is the analysis of the life and worship of the Perth Asian Christian Community in the New Life City Church, where we note fast maturation of Christians with a desire to complete the Great Commission. As participant observer using the qualitative method, I was able to identify how the NLCC is wall-less by interviewing different groups within the church and two Western sample groups.
To accomplish this, Chapter two analyses the Western and Asian churches’ understanding of the concepts ‘church’ and ‘church growth’. The evaluations showed a difference in understanding. This prompted an inquiry in chapter three into their understanding of the Great Commission from the Western and Asian viewpoint against the Biblical understanding thereof. The intention of NLCC groups interviewed in Chapters four to eight was to detect what they perceived as helping them mature as Christians, considering many are first-generation Christians. The groups interviewed included founder members, first-generation Christians, youth group leaders, returned NLCC missionaries and the pastor. By Chapter nine it was established that the Asian Christian understood worship in a broader context. Chapter ten summarises the interpreted data of the groups interviewed and identifies stimulants for maturation of individual Christians in a post-Christian environment. The broader understanding of worship is discussed. These guidelines form the building blocks for a practical theological theory of church growth. / Practical Theology / D. Th. (Practical Theology)
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Mapping theological trajectories that emerge in response to a Bible translationNaylor, Mark, 1959- 12 1900 (has links)
This study identifies a theological trajectory of first generation “believers” – those who allow the
biblical text to speak authoritatively into their lives – within the Sindhi community of Pakistan. A
passage from a contemporary translation of the New Testament in the Sindhi language – Luke
15:11-32, Jesus’ Parable of the Two Lost Sons – was presented in interview settings to discover
how Sindhis express their faith as they consider the message of the parable. Culture texts
generated by believers are compared to those generated by “traditional” Muslim Sindhis who do
not accept the Bible as authoritative. Twenty–eight people identified as Sindhi believers were
interviewed as well as twenty traditional Sindhi Muslims. Similarities and contrasts between the
two groups are used to discover how the theological praxis of the believers is being impacted and
how they are adjusting their view of God as they engage scripture. The description of theological
trajectories that diverge from accepted traditional convictions is referred to as “mapping.”
Six themes were identified from the interviews that are important for both groups while
demonstrating distinct contrasts and similarities. The themes are (1) God is
compassionate/kind/merciful/loving beyond our imagination, (2) God forgives his servants who
repent, (3) Concepts of rewards, punishment and the fear of God, (4) The relationship of human
beings with God (child versus servant), (5) Issues of justice, honor and status, and (6) The
importance of obedience to God. An evaluation of the six themes revealed one overarching
trajectory: a shift from a dominant master–servant view of the Divine–human relationship to a father–child paradigm. The research affirms that the shift to a biblically shaped view of God is not
disconnected from previous beliefs, but is based on and shaped by a priori assumptions held by
members of society. Commitment to the Bible as God’s word speaking authoritatively to believers
creates a shift or trajectory of faith so that current perspectives, symbols and metaphors of God are
being reformed and reconfirmed through the believers’ interaction with the Sindhi translation of
scripture. / Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology)
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Rethinking the history of conversion to Christianity in Japan, 1549-1644Morris, James Harry January 2018 (has links)
This thesis explores the history of Christianity and conversion to it in 16th and 17th Century Japan. It argues that conversion is a complex phenomenon which happened for a variety of reasons. Furthermore, it argues that due to the political context and limitations acting upon the mission, the majority of conversions in 16th and 17th Century Japan lacked an element of epistemological change (classically understood). The first chapter explores theories of conversion suggesting that conversion in 16th and 17th Century Japan included sorts of religious change not usually encapsulated in the term conversion including adhesion, communal and forced conversion. Moreover, it argues that contextual factors are the most important factors in religious change. The second chapter explores political context contending that it was the political environment of Japan that ultimately decided whether conversion was possible. This chapter charts the evolution of the Japanese context as it became more hostile toward Christianity. In the third chapter, the context of the mission is explored. It is argued that limitations acting upon the mission shaped post-conversion faith, so that changes to practice and ritual rather than belief became the mark of a successful conversion. The fourth chapter explores methods of conversion, the factors influencing it, and post-conversion faith more directly. It argues that Christianity spread primarily through social networks, but that conversion was also influenced by economic incentive, other realworld benefits, and Christianity's perceived efficacy. Building on Chapter Three, the final chapter also seeks to illustrate that the missionaries were not successful in their attempts to spur epistemological change or instil a detailed knowledge of theology or doctrine amongst their converts.
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Allah oder Christus? Eine missiologische fallstudie uber die grunde der hinwendungen der kyrgyzen zum Islam und Christentum / Allah or Christ ? a missiological case study analysing the reason for conversions to Islam and Christianity among Kyrgyz peopleZweininger, Jakob 02 1900 (has links)
Summaries in German and English / This thesis is a missiological case study analysing the reasons for conversions to Islam and
Christianity among Kyrgyz people in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan.
The Kyrgyz people have a rich religious heritage with a history of more than 2,200
years. The uprooting of religion and the atheistic indoctrination by the Soviet government
created a religious vacuum after the breakdown of the Soviet Union and caused a revival of
religious receptivity in the society.
Renewed receptivity to religion in the newly established sovereign Kyrgyzstan was
followed by a rise in religious activity of Muslims and Christians beginning in the late 20th
century. In only 15 years the number of mosques rose from 39 to 1,600 and the number of
professing Christians increased from a few dozen to more than 7,000. This change between
1990 and 2005 developed in three stages through religious instability, an increase in
missionary activity and the posturing of religious ideology during the government’s
democratization process.
A research of individual conversions produced complex results. Muslims were more
attune to traditional religious thinking than were Christians. Most Muslims committed themselves
to Islam because of their ancestral heritage. The secularization of society facilitated the
Kyrgyz to convert to Christianity and turn to Christ due to a crisis in personal identity.
Among Christians, conversions were primarily affected by relatives and friends persuading
them through testimony and example. Most Kyrgyz becoming Muslims were significantly
influenced by their parents. Faith in the existence of God was the basic prerequisite for both
Muslim and Christian commitment to their respective beliefs. For Muslims it meant to obey
the commandments of Allah, but Christians were led to confession of sins and to conversion.
Changes in lifestyles and mindsets Muslims traced back to the Islamic religious tradition. For
Christians, lives were affected through a relationship to Jesus Christ. / Die vorliegende Thesis ist eine missiologische Fallstudie, die die Gruinde der Hinwendung der
Kyrgyzen in der post-sovietischen Zeit zum Islam und Christentum untersucht.
Die Kyrgyzen haben ein reiches religioses Erbe einer uber 2200 jahrigen Geschichte.
Doch mit der religiosen, Entwurzelung und der atheistischen Indoktrination durch die
Sovietregierung entwickelte sich nach dem Zusammenbruch der Sovietunion ein religioses
,Vakuum" und bewirkten ein Wiedererwachen der religiosen Rezeptivitat in der Gesellschaft.
Aufgrund der neuen religiosen Rahmenbedingungen in dem seit 1991 souveranen
Kyrgyzstan folgte vonseiten der Muslime und Christen ein starker Anstieg religioser Aktivitaten.
In nur 15 Jahren stieg die Anzahl der registrierten Moscheen von 39 auf uber 1600 und
die Anzahl der Christen im gleichen Zeitraum von ein paar Dutzend auf uber 7000. Diese
Entwicklung verlief im Zeitraum von 1990 bis 2005 in drei Abschnitten und war gekennzeichnet
von anfanglichen religiosen Aufbruchen, einer Zunahme missionarischer Aktivitaten
und einer religiosen Positionierung im Demokratiesierungsprozess.
Die Untersuchung der individuell erlebten Hinwendungen brachte vielschichtige
Ergebnisse hervor. So war der farmiliare Hintergrund der Muslime im allgemeinen religioser
als der der Christen. Die meisten Muslime bekannten sich aufgrund ihrer Abstammung zum
Islam. Die Sakularisierung der Familien begunstigte die Hinwendung der Kyrgyzen zum
Christentum, die sich vor allem aufgrund einer existenziellen Auseinandersetzung zu Jesus
wandten. Bei Christen waren es vor allem Verwandte und Freunde, die mit Worten und Leben
auf Jesus hinwiesen, bei Muslimen die Eltern. Sowohl bei Muslimen als auch Christen war
der Glaube an die Exitenz Gottes die wesentliche Vorraussetzung, wobei dies die Muslime
zur Befolgung der Gebote Allahs, Christen zur Sundenerkenntnis und einer Bekehrung bewegte.
Eine Lebens- und Sinnesanderung fuhrten Muslime auf den Islam und Christen auf
ihre Beziehung zu Jesus Christus zuruck. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology)
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Life and worship : a practical theological enquiry into the activities of the Perth Asian Christian communitySmit, Gail 11 1900 (has links)
The focus of this practical theological study is the analysis of the life and worship of the Perth Asian Christian Community in the New Life City Church, where we note fast maturation of Christians with a desire to complete the Great Commission. As participant observer using the qualitative method, I was able to identify how the NLCC is wall-less by interviewing different groups within the church and two Western sample groups.
To accomplish this, Chapter two analyses the Western and Asian churches’ understanding of the concepts ‘church’ and ‘church growth’. The evaluations showed a difference in understanding. This prompted an inquiry in chapter three into their understanding of the Great Commission from the Western and Asian viewpoint against the Biblical understanding thereof. The intention of NLCC groups interviewed in Chapters four to eight was to detect what they perceived as helping them mature as Christians, considering many are first-generation Christians. The groups interviewed included founder members, first-generation Christians, youth group leaders, returned NLCC missionaries and the pastor. By Chapter nine it was established that the Asian Christian understood worship in a broader context. Chapter ten summarises the interpreted data of the groups interviewed and identifies stimulants for maturation of individual Christians in a post-Christian environment. The broader understanding of worship is discussed. These guidelines form the building blocks for a practical theological theory of church growth. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / D. Th. (Practical Theology)
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From Jew to Gentile : Jewish converts and conversion to Christianity in medieval England, 1066-1290Curk, Joshua M. January 2015 (has links)
The subject of this thesis is Jewish conversion to Christianity in medieval England. The majority of the material covered dates between 1066 and c.1290. The overall argument of the thesis contends that converts to Christianity in England remained essentially Jews. Following a discussion of the relevant secondary literature, which examines the existing discussion of converts and conversion, the principal arguments contained in the chapters of the thesis include the assertion that the increasing restrictiveness of the laws and rules regulating the Jewish community in England created a push factor towards conversion, and that converts to Christianity inhabited a legal grey area, neither under the jurisdiction of the Exchequer of the Jews, nor completely outside of it. Numerous questions are asked (and answered) about the variety of convert experience, in order to argue that there was a distinction between leaving Judaism and joining Christianity. Two convert biographies are presented. The first shows how the liminality that was a part of the conversion process affected the post-conversion life of a convert, and the second shows how a convert might successfully integrate into Christian society. The analysis of converts and conversion focusses on answering a number of questions. These relate to, among other things, pre-conversion relationships with royal family members, the reaction to corrody requests for converts, motives for conversion, forced or coerced conversions, the idea that a convert could be neither Christian nor Jew, converts re-joining Judaism, converts who carried the names of royal functionaries, the domus conversorum, convert instruction, and converting minors. The appendix to the thesis contains a complete catalogue of Jewish converts in medieval England. Among other things noted therein are inter-convert relationships, and extant source material. Each convert also has a biography.
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Mapping theological trajectories that emerge in response to a Bible translationNaylor, Mark, 1959- 12 1900 (has links)
This study identifies a theological trajectory of first generation “believers” – those who allow the
biblical text to speak authoritatively into their lives – within the Sindhi community of Pakistan. A
passage from a contemporary translation of the New Testament in the Sindhi language – Luke
15:11-32, Jesus’ Parable of the Two Lost Sons – was presented in interview settings to discover
how Sindhis express their faith as they consider the message of the parable. Culture texts
generated by believers are compared to those generated by “traditional” Muslim Sindhis who do
not accept the Bible as authoritative. Twenty–eight people identified as Sindhi believers were
interviewed as well as twenty traditional Sindhi Muslims. Similarities and contrasts between the
two groups are used to discover how the theological praxis of the believers is being impacted and
how they are adjusting their view of God as they engage scripture. The description of theological
trajectories that diverge from accepted traditional convictions is referred to as “mapping.”
Six themes were identified from the interviews that are important for both groups while
demonstrating distinct contrasts and similarities. The themes are (1) God is
compassionate/kind/merciful/loving beyond our imagination, (2) God forgives his servants who
repent, (3) Concepts of rewards, punishment and the fear of God, (4) The relationship of human
beings with God (child versus servant), (5) Issues of justice, honor and status, and (6) The
importance of obedience to God. An evaluation of the six themes revealed one overarching
trajectory: a shift from a dominant master–servant view of the Divine–human relationship to a father–child paradigm. The research affirms that the shift to a biblically shaped view of God is not
disconnected from previous beliefs, but is based on and shaped by a priori assumptions held by
members of society. Commitment to the Bible as God’s word speaking authoritatively to believers
creates a shift or trajectory of faith so that current perspectives, symbols and metaphors of God are
being reformed and reconfirmed through the believers’ interaction with the Sindhi translation of
scripture. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology)
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