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American Missionaries in Iran during the 1960s and 1970s

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  1. Philip O. Hopkins

    1. Associate Professor of Church History, Gateway Seminary, Ontario, USA

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  • Explores the interaction of American Protestant missionaries with Iranians during the 1960s and 1970s

  • Argues that American missionaries’ predisposition toward their own culture confused their message of the gospel and added to the negative perception of Christianity among Iranians

  • Focuses on the missionary activities of four American Protestant groups: Presbyterians, Assemblies of God, International Missions, and Southern Baptists

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    • Philip O. Hopkins
    Pages 1-43

  3. Christianity in Iran

    • Philip O. Hopkins
    Pages 45-76

  4. A Brief History of Iran During the Modern Era

    • Philip O. Hopkins
    Pages 77-89

  5. American Missionaries in Iran During the Last Years of the Pahlavis

    • Philip O. Hopkins
    Pages 91-116

  6. Evangelistic Activities of American Missionaries

    • Philip O. Hopkins
    Pages 117-150

  7. Iranian Christian Thought and the Islamic Republic

    • Philip O. Hopkins
    Pages 151-190

  8. Conclusion

    • Philip O. Hopkins
    Pages 191-201

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 203-272
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About this book

This work explores the interaction of American Protestant missionaries with Iranians during the 1960s and 1970s. It focuses on the missionary activities of four American Protestant groups: Presbyterians, Assemblies of God, International Missions, and Southern Baptists. It argues that American missionaries’ predisposition toward their own culture confused their message of the gospel and added to the negative perception of Christianity among Iranians. This bias was seen primarily in the American missionaries’ desire to modernize Iran through education and healthcare, and between the missionaries’ relationship with Iranian Christians. Iranian attitudes towards missionary involvement in these areas are investigated, as is the changing American missionary strategy from a traditional method where missionaries had the final say on most matters related to American and Iranian Christian interaction, to the beginnings of an indigenous system where a partnership developed between the missionary and the Iranian Christian. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of Church History, Gateway Seminary, Ontario, USA

    Philip O. Hopkins

About the author

Philip O Hopkins is Associate Professor of Church History at Gateway Seminary, USA, Associate Research Fellow for the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews, UK, and Lecturer of Christianity and Islam at the Russian-Armenian University in Yerevan, Armenia. He is part of the editorial board for Iran and the Caucasus and has PhDs in Applied Theology and Iranian History.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: American Missionaries in Iran during the 1960s and 1970s

  • Authors: Philip O. Hopkins

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51214-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-51213-2Published: 23 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-51216-3Published: 24 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-51214-9Published: 22 September 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 272

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of the Middle East, US History, History of Religion, Social History

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