Mitri Raheb is the president of Dar al-Kalima University
College in Bethlehem, Palestine, and president of the Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.
Mark A. Lamport has been a professor for thirty-five years
at graduate theological schools in the United States and Europe.
"With energy and verve, Surviving Jewel examines the kaleidoscope
of Middle Eastern Christianity. Readers will appreciate the
volume's impressive historical and geographical sweep, attention to
Christian diversity, and clear analysis offered by an array of
experts in the field."
--Heather J. Sharkey, University of Pennsylvania
"Surviving Jewel tells the rich story of Christianity in the Middle
East. It provides an accessible account of the Christian experience
in the Middle East from origins to the present day by exploring the
historical context, the diversity of experiences of Christian
communities, and contemporary issues."
--Fiona McCallum Guiney, University of St Andrews
"This volume tells an absorbing story that illustrates both how the
Middle East shaped Christianity and how Christianity shaped the
Middle East. This story not only illustrates the diversity of
Christian life in the Middle East but is also a vital element in
the study of global Christianity today."
--Elizabeth Monier, University of Cambridge
"Imaginatively conceived and with a variety of different
approaches, this appropriately titled book offers a panoptic
overview of Christianity in the Middle East, with an emphasis on
the contemporary situation."
--Sebastian Brock, Oriental Institute, Oxford University
"Christian-Muslim relations are not defined by Muslim relations
with the West. This rich resource brings together in one place a
vast array of data and insight, informing readers about the mosaic
of churches in the Middle East and providing vital context for
understanding Christian-Muslim relations in the region and
beyond."
--Martin Whittingham, director, Centre for Muslim-Christian
Studies, Oxford
"Surviving Jewel is a very welcome introductory volume to Eastern
Christianity. It is concise and largely comprehensible for
newcomers to the subject. . . . This book will appeal both to young
students in the academia and to the general public globally.
Authors and editors are to be commended for this important
effort."
--Martin Accad, Arab Baptist Theological Seminary
"This book takes the reader on a journey from past to present,
unfolding the rich and kaleidoscopic world of Middle Eastern
Christianity. . . . Each chapter is an invitation to dive deeper
into the culture, history, and theology of the different
communities. This book is a much-needed addition to the growing
field of Middle Eastern Christianity and a must-read for students
of world Christianity, history, the Middle East, and many more
fields of study."
--Pieternella van Doorn-Harder, Wake Forest University
"For far too long, the history of Christianity has been told from a
Western perspective alone, with little recognition that it spread
equally to East and West. It is more than gratifying that this
series begins with the cradle of Christianity in the Middle East. .
. . It is most welcome that the scope of the book is extended to
Western influences and the present challenges."
--Dietmar W. Winkler, University of Salzburg
"This volume takes up an extremely challenging task: to tell the
story of Christianity in the Middle East over more than two
thousand years. . . . The story told here is not that of a remnant
which draws its legitimacy from a remote and dilapidated past but
of a surviving jewel both in interaction with its context--more
particularly with an old yet still-fresh neighbor called Islam--and
seeking to find appropriate answers to twenty-first-century
questions and challenges."
--Assaad Elias Kattan, University of M�nster
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