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<span>With 46 chapters, </span>
<span>The Rowman &amp; Littlefield Handbook of Christianity in the Middle East </span>
<span>spans the historical, socio-political and contemporary settings of the region and importantly describes the interactions that Christianity has had with other major/minor religions in the region.</span>

<p><span>Table of Contents</span></p>
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<p><span>Masthead Personnel</span></p>
<p><span>List of Images</span></p>
<p><span>About the Editors, Introduction, Foreword, and Afterword Contributors, and Editorial Advisory Board</span></p>
<p><span>Church Growth and Decline in the Middle East Across the Centuries by Todd M. Johnson</span></p>
<p><span>Preface by Mitri Raheb and Mark A. Lamport</span></p>
<p><span>Foreword by Philip Jenkins</span></p>
<p><span>Introduction by Heather Sharkey</span></p>
<p><span>Section One – </span><span>Socio-Historical Sketches of Christianity in the Middle East</span></p>
<p><span> Preview by Salam Rassi</span></p>
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<li><span>Christianity within the Ancient Empires by </span><span>James C. Skedros</span></li>
<li><span>Debate and Divisions in Early Middle Eastern Christianity by </span><span>Byard J. Bennett</span></li>
<li><span>Rise of the Church of the East by </span><span>Philip Michael Forness</span></li>
<li><span>Missionary Movements in Nisibis and Armenia by </span><span>Salim Daccache</span></li>
<li><span>Christianity within the Islamic Empires by </span><span>Wafik Wahba</span></li>
<li><span>Christianity during the Crusades by </span><span>Andrew Jotischky</span></li>
<li><span>Christianity within the Ottoman Empire by </span><span>Bernard Heyberger</span></li>
<li><span>Christianity and the European Colonial Rule by </span><span>Hiroko Miyokawa</span></li>
<li><span>Mission Movements to/from the Middle East by </span><span>Chantal Verdeil</span></li>
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<p><span>Section Two -- </span><span>Religious Encounters in the Middle East</span></p>
<p><span> Preview – Mark A. Lamport</span></p>
<p><span>10. Judaism and Christianity by </span><span>David M. Neuhaus SJ</span></p>
<p><span>11. Theologians and their Writings by </span><span>Issa Diab</span></p>
<p><span>12. Minority Religions and Christianity in Ancient Times by </span><span>Issa Diab</span></p>
<p><span>13. Islam and Christianity by </span><span>Joshua Ralston</span></p>
<p><span> 14. Christianity and Non-Muslim Religions: The Mandaeans – A Case of Mistaken Christian Identity by</span><span> Erica Hunter</span></p>
<p><span>15. Popular Religion and Christianity by </span><span>Elizabeth Marteijn</span></p>
<p><span>16. Persecution and Martyrdom of Christians in the Middle East by </span><span>Alon Ben-Meir</span></p>
<p><span>17. Christian Theology in Arabic: A Resource for 21st century Christians in Dialogue with Muslims by</span><span> </span><span>Sidney H. Griffith</span></p>
<p><span>18. Religious Conflict and Resolution by </span><span>Nelly van</span><span> </span><span>Doorn-Harder</span></p>
<p><span>Section Three -- </span><span>Contextual Expressions of Christianity in the Middle East</span></p>
<p><span> Preview – Salam Rassi</span></p>
<p><span>19. Coptic Christians by </span><span>Wafik Wahba</span></p>
<p><span>20. Assyro-Chaldean Christians by </span><span>Martin Tamcke</span></p>
<p><span>21. Syrian Orthodox and Syrian Catholics by </span><span>George Kiraz</span></p>
<p><span>22. Antiochian Orthodox by </span><span>Souad Slim</span></p>
<p><span>23. Melkite Christians by </span><span>Sebastian Carnazzo</span></p>
<p><span>24. Armenian Christians by </span><a><span>Charles E. Farhadian</span></a></p>
<p><span>25. Maronite Christians by </span><span>Joseph Moukarzel</span></p>
<p><span>26. Latin Christians by </span><span>Rita George-Tvrtković</span></p>
<p><span>27. Protestants by </span><span>David Grafton</span></p>
<p><span>28. Messianic Jews by </span><span>Hanna Rucks</span></p>
<p><span>Section Four – </span><span>Socio-Political Influences on Christianity in the Middle East</span></p>
<p><span> Preview – Salam Rassi</span></p>
<p><span>29. Art, Symbolism, and Architecture by </span><span>Nada Hélou</span></p>
<p><span>30. Middle Eastern Theologies by </span><span>Martin Accad</span></p>
<p><span>31. Rise and Contribution of Monasteries by </span><span>David A. Michelson</span></p>
<p><span>32. Christian Music/Worship in the Middle East by </span><a><span>Séverine Gabry-Thienpont</span></a><span> and Olivier Tourny</span></p>
<p><span>33. Women and Christianity in the Middle East by </span><span>Christine Lindner</span></p>
<p><span>34. Hidden Christians/Churches in the Middle East by </span><span>Sara Afshari</span></p>
<p><span>35. Politics and Christianity in the Middle East by </span><span>Mariz Tadros</span></p>
<p><span>36. Contribution of Indigenous Christians to Middle Eastern Culture by </span><span>Carsten Walbiner</span></p>
<p><span>Section Five -- </span><span>The Story of Middle Eastern Christianity by Country and in the World Context</span></p>
<p><span> Preview – Salam Rassi</span></p>
<p><span>37. </span><span>The Gulf States</span><span>: Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Kuwait, and Oman by </span><span>Elizabeth Monier</span></p>
<p><span>38. Egypt by </span><span>Elizabeth Monier</span></p>
<p><span>39. Iran by </span><span>Martin Tamcke</span></p>
<p><span>40. Iraq by </span><span>Erica Hunter</span></p>
<p><span>41. Israel, Palestine, and Jordan by </span><span>Mitri Raheb</span></p>
<p><span>42. Lebanon and Syria by </span><span>Harald Suermann</span></p>
<p><span>43. Saudi Arabia by </span><span>Duane Miller</span></p>
<p><span>44. Turkey by </span><span>Hratch Tchilingirian</span></p>
<p><a><span>45. Middle Eastern Christianity in the Context of World Christianity</span></a><span> by </span><span>Deanna Womack</span></p>
<p><span>46. Middle Eastern Christianity outside the Middle East by </span><span>Fiona McCallum</span></p>
<p><span>Acknowledgements</span></p>
<p><span>Timeline by Brett Knowles</span></p>
<p><span>Lexicon by J. Scott Bridger</span></p>
<p><span>Discussion Questions</span></p>
<p><span>Bibliography by Mark Hutchinson</span></p>
<p><span>About the Contributors and Editorial Consultants</span></p>
<p><span>Index of Subjects and Names</span></p>

<p><span>Mitri Raheb</span><span> (ThD, Phillips University, Marburg, Germany) is the president of Dar al-Kalima University College in Bethlehem, Palestine and president of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan &amp; The Holy Land. The most widely published Palestinian theologian to date, he is the author and editor of sixteen books on modern Middle Eastern church history, religion and the state, citizenship, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including </span><span>The Invention of History: A Century of Interplay between Theology and Politics in Palestine</span><span> and </span><span>Sailing through Troubled Waters: Christians in the Middle East</span><span>.<br><br></span><span>Mark A. Lamport </span><span>(PhD, Michigan State University; ThM, Princeton Theological Seminary) is professor at graduate theological schools in Colorado, Arizona, Virginia, Indiana, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Portugal. He is coeditor with George Thomas Kurian of </span><span>Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South </span><span>(2 vols.), </span><span>Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States </span><span>(5 vols., “Notable Book of 2016” by </span><span>Christianity Today</span><span>), and </span><span>Encyclopedia of Christian Education</span><span> (3 vols., winner, Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Books) and editor of </span><span>Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation </span><span>(two volumes).</span></p>

<p><span>Covers Christianity in the Middles East from not only historical contexts but from a socio-political perspective.</span></p>