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. / Christian Spirituality Church History and Missiology / M.Th. (Missiology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/2438 |
| Date | 30 November 2005 |
| Creators | Straehler, Reinhold |
| Contributors | Kritzinger, J. N. J. (Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus), 1950-, Sauer, C. (Dr.) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (xii, 155 leaves.) |
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