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Conversions from Islam to Christianity in the Sudan

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)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/2438
Date30 November 2005
CreatorsStraehler, Reinhold
ContributorsKritzinger, J. N. J. (Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus), 1950-, Sauer, C. (Dr.)
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format1 online resource (xii, 155 leaves.)

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