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Doolittle, Jane

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:37 +0000

Personal background; first trip to Iran; impressions of Iran in the 1920s; Presbyterian missionary work in Iran at the time; establishing the Iran Bethel School; students and curricula of the School; relations between the School and various administrations; recollections of women’s early social activities, and the Alam-e Nesvan Magazine; education in Iran during the Reza Shah period; reminiscences of Persian customs; interactions between the school, the mission and the local community; assessment of the balance-sheet of Presbyterian missionary work in Iran; Presbyterian mission’s medical services; social change in Iran during the Pahlavi period; student conversion to Christianity; effect of the Revolution on the school and the mission.

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Dehqani-Tafti, Osqof Hasan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:37 +0000

Recollection of childhood; reminiscences of missionary activity in Iran; social impact of missionary activity; ulama’s reaction to missionary work; converting to Christianity; recollections of life at the Officers Training College; initiation into the priesthood; activities of the Anglican Church in Iran; relations between the Church and the Iranian government; recollections of revolutionary events in Iran; impact of the Revolution on the activities of the Church in Iran; recollections of revolutionary activism in Iran; personal experiences with the Revolution; on the state of Christian-Muslim dialogue; issue of religious minorities and their rights; on Ali Shari`ati.

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