Afghan Mountain Faith

Rashid Aalish, Miriam Adeney

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Is There Hope for Afghans?

Everyone has heard of the Taliban, but how well do we know the Afghan people? The winds of change are blowing through Afghanistan, one of the hardest countries in the world in which to be a Christian. How can Afghans build trusting, vibrant communities of believers? What are the best practices in discipleship? 

Afghan Mountain Faith explores relationships, justice, and beauty in God's unfolding kingdom. These never-before-recorded accounts show Jesus’s followers in their unique Afghan context. Their stories extend worldwide as Afghan fellowships arise globally, even though there is not a single church building inside their country. 

Miriam Adeney and Rashid Aalish delve into challenging issues of our time, including refugees, women’s rights, US military missions of mercy, church planting, ethnic identity, suffering, lament, orality, and ethnodoxology. If you want stories, there are stories. If you want strategies, there are strategies. If you want to wrestle with systemic issues, that is here too. These reflections will provoke you to think and propel you to hope. 

Chapter 1                  The Toughest Country in the World

Chapter 2                  The God Who Comes Close

Chapter 3                  Begin with the Land

Chapter 4                  Women and Men

Chapter 5                  Government Macro and Micro

Chapter 6                  What the Taliban Want

Chapter 7                  How To Help Refugees

Chapter 8                  When Church Is Dangerous

Chapter 9                  Beauty and Worship

Chapter 10                Mountain Faith

Bibliography

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Religious Intolerance
• Christian Living
• Social Issues
• Philosophie et théologie
• Religión
• Afganistán
• Islam
• Afghanistan

Informations

• Publié par: William Carey Publishing
• Date de parution: 21 novembre 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781645085430
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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ProîIc wrîer and mîssîoogîca anropoogîs Mîrîam Adeney as eamed up wî economîs and poîîca scîenîs Rasîd Aaîs o wrîe a spe-bîndîng and îmey sory o Aganîsan, încudîng îs îsory, cuure, poîîcs, and reîgîon. Buî on a srong eoogy o cuure, and ope în e resurrecîon, renewa, and resoraîon, e auors provîde rîveîng sorîes o Agans Indîng ope amîds devasaîon and danger as oowers o Jesus. Pracîca suggesîons or supporîng reugees and îmmîgrans abound, and e kîngdom vîsîon o Reveaîon 7:, o peope rom every anguage and cuure worsîpîng ogeer around e rone o God, anîmaes îs essenîa book. Darrell WHIteman, PD CEO, Goba Deveopmen

hîs book îs an absoue reasure! he auors gîve us more an beauîu gîmpses o Agans and Aganîsan, ey awaken us o e beauy o e mysery o Crîs and e oten-paradoxîca ways a Jesus îs ransormîng îves în some o e mos dîicu and broken paces o our word. ï pray a many curces în e US and Europe woud read îs book and cac a vîsîon o ow o reac e ousands o Agan reugees a God as broug îno our neîgboroods wî e Good News o Jesus. Rev. Sasan TavassolI, PD Senîor ecurer, PARS heoogîca Cener

ïn 15 some wet-grade sudens în one o e mos presîgîous îg scoos în Kabu od me ey were încensed a eEncycopedîa Brîannîca, wîc ad îndîcaed a Aganîsan was  percen Musîm. “No!” ey însîsed. “Aganîsan îs 100% Musîm!” hey coud no conceîve o an Agan wo was no Musîm. Today ere îs a growîng, î enaîve, body o beîevers în Jesus Crîs, îvîng careuy as good cîîzens under e radar o mos news organîzaîons. hîs book îs an excîîng repor on wa îs goîng on now în e reîgîous îe o e counry. Robert CanfIeld, PD Proessor Emerîus, Wasîngon Unîversîy

Grîppîng, înormaîve, ougu, and beauîuy wrîen, Adeney and Aaîs pee back e ayers o Aganîsan, odîng eac one up o e îg o Jesus. Repee wî movîng and memorabe sorîes,Afgan Mounaîn Faîîs a gît o e curc and e peope o Aganîsan, oferîng a paway orward as eîr desînîes înersec. DavId GarrIson Auor,A Wînd în e House of Isam

Aganîsan îs a beauîu counry wî a rîc cuure and an încredîby dîicu îsory. he recen resurgence o e Taîban as exacerbaed e suferîng o e Agan peope bu as aso resued în e movemen o many reugees rom eîr omeand— among e mos dangerous paces în e word o oow Jesus—îno counrîes bessed wî reîgîous reedom, were Agans can consîder e caîms o Crîsîanîy or emseves, wîou governmena resrîcîons or înererence. For Crîsîans seekîng o wecome, ove and convey e ope o e gospe, Mîrîam Adeney and Rasîd Aaîs’sAfgan Mounaîn Faîîs an îndîspensabe resource. MattHew Soerens Word Reîe Vîce Presîden, Advocacy and Poîcy

O e op ree Crîsîan books ï recommend on Aganîsan, îs îs now în Irs pace. he auors embed eîr cuura anaysîs wîîn a goba eoogy on e subjecs o cuure, ïsam, and Aganîsan. hey address e roe o women and women’s rîgs, depraved aspecs o Agan cuure, and e sîx ypes o ïsam wî sensîîvîy and carîy, namîng e good and e evî. hey expaîn and anayze Agan cuure în a redeemîng way, wîou resorîng o paronîzîng, syncreîsm, naîonaîsm, or excepîonaîsm. ïn every caper o îs book, e auors e a îrd sory, one a reveas our sared experîences as umans and as Crîs oowers. Anna ampton, DRS Goba Rîsk Consuan, Barnabas ïnernaîona Auor,Facîng FearandFacîng Danger

Growîng up în ïndîa, ï was înroduced o e Aganî peope roug Tagore’s Kabuîwaa. ïn recen years, as my work as aken me across Europe, Nor Amerîca, and Asîa, ï ave me severa o em, and ave eard sorîes o ow ese beauîu peope are becomîng oowers o Jesus. May îs înspîre you o ge învoved wî reugees, îmmîgrans, and oer dîaspora peopes around you. Sam George, PD Caays, ausanne Movemen Co-edîor,Refugee Dîaspora

Afgan Mounaîn Faîme ooked on e Irs page. From e many ear- ad poundîng God-sîzed sorîes o pracîca wîsdom and însîg, îs reresîng read as someîng or everyone—aypeope and curc paners aîke. hîs book înspîred me o expand my compassîon or Aganîs everywere. Karen BejjanI Co-Founder, îHOPE Mînîsrîes

Afgan Mounaîn Faîcapured my aenîon wî e sînguar combînaîon o îsorîca ac, spîrîua conex, and unLîncîng ru. he auors descrîbe an appareny aîed naîon, bu aso expaîn ow e word powers moved îno e vacuum în eîr nearîous abuse o geograpy and cuure o organîze and expoî Aganîsan or eîr own beneI. he enîre book comes aîve as î înerweaves e narraîve abrîc o persona sorîes. And ï ove e way î ands, wî pracîca recommendaîons or curces, mînîsrîes and amîîes around e word wo receîve Agan (and oer) reugees. WIllIam Taylor, PD Execuîve Dîrecor Emerîus, Word Evangeîca Aîance Mîssîon Commîssîon Presîden, TayorGobaConsu

“Were sîn încreased, grace încreased a e more” (Rom 5:0). Sînce e ïsamîc revouîon în ïran, undreds o ousands o ïranîans ave come o Jesus Crîs as eîr ord. Now îs e îme or Agans. God îs akîng away e veî rom eîr eyes o come îno Hîs marveous îg. Many are dîsîusîoned and are open o e Good News. Afgan Mounaîn Faîîs a very îmey and compreensîve oo or any Crîsîan wo wans o sare Crîs’s ove wî Agans wom God as broug near em. MoHamad Reza RosHanzamIr Co-Founder, Eam Mînîsrîes

Afghan Mountain Faith Stories of Justice, Beauty, and Relationships

Miriam Adeney & Rashid Aalish

Afgan Mounaîn Faî: Sorîes of Jusîce, Beauy, and Reaîonsîps

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Contents

Caper 1 he Touges Counry în e Word

Caper  he God Wo Comes Cose

Caper  Begîn wî e and

Caper  Women and Men

Caper 5 Governmen Macro and Mîcro

Caper 6 Wa e Taîban Wan

Caper 7 How o Bess Reugees

Caper 8 Wen Curc ïs Dangerous

Caper  Beauy and Worsîp

Caper 10

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The Toughest Country in the World

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“Are you wîîng o renounce e caîm a Jesus îs God?” Qazî Abdu Karîm sood aone în a cour o aw. Over by e wa was a swordsman, bade a e ready. Wa woud Qazî answer? He was no raîsed poor or îgnoran. Hîs aer was a judge, and îs ome was comorabe. Wen Qazî became an adu, e ad raveed across e boundary a dîvîdes Aganîsan rom Pakîsan, a barrîer a many Pasun peope ee îs arîIcîa. ïn Pakîsan Qazî ad ound a job on e saf o a ospîa. here e dîscovered a many o îs coeagues cared or e sîck because ey were moîvaed by e ove o God expressed în Jesus. As Qazî eard more abou Jesus—îs îe sory, îs eacîngs, îs dea and resurrecîon, îs magnîIcen kîngdom, and Jesus’s persona ove or îm—Qazî’s ear opened. Jesus became îs ord. hîs was suc a ransormîng experîence a Qazî coudn’ keep î o îmse. Werever e wen, în markes, on buses, or în cofee sops, e aked abou Jesus. He spread e sory up and down e ronîer a Pakîsan sared wî Aganîsan. Qazî became we known or îs wîness. Back ome, reîgîous eaders were aarmed. “A dîsgrace!” ey sormed. Wy? Wa was wrong wî wîness o Jesus? Ater a, Musîms consîder Jesus a oy prope. Worsîppîng Crîs as God îs orbîdden, and Musîms mus no conver o oer aîs. Conversîon înroduces caos, e reîgîous eaders beîeved. A oay Musîm communîy îs e bes envîronmen or uman Lourîsîng. By conras, a communîy wî dîverse aîs opens e door o eîca reaîvîsm and mora ooseness. Wen Qazî aked abou Jesus as ord, a îs wa e reîgîous eaders pîcured.

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“Someîng mus be done o sop îs beore î goes urer,” ey decîded. So men were sen o arres Qazî and ranspor îm back across e border. “Are you wîîng o renounce e caîm a Jesus îs God?” ey caenged îm. Qazî was no. A seveny-pound caîn was ooped around îs neck. A brîde was pu în îs mou. hen Qazî was orced o marc, puîng a caîn ree undred mîes rom Kandaar o Kabu. Peope rew însus and mud and sones a îm aong e way. ïn e Kabu courroom e was agaîn învîed o reurn o ïsam. Wen e reused, a gasy scene unroed: e swordsman îted îs weapon and sased of Qazî’s rîg arm. As Qazî reeed rom e sock and paîn, and as bood drîpped ono e Loor, e judge caenged îm agaîn: “Recîe e creed, ‘here îs no God bu Aa and Muammad îs îs prope.’ ha îs a you need o do.” Bu Qazî woud no deny Jesus as ord. Jesus was e cener o îs îe. He woud no swear oyay anywere ese. he swordsman sîced of îs et arm. Wen Qazî sî conînued o airm Jesus as ord, e was beeaded. Tweny-Ive years aer, an Agan man raveîng în ïran me a Crîsîan ere. He waned o ak abou Qazî. “ï was ere în e cour a day,” e Agan remembered. “ï was a boy o en or weve a e îme, bu ï ave never been abe o orge î. ï saw a man orured and ounded o dea or îs aî. He was a Crîsîan. he remembrance o e îg o peace on îs ace remaîns wî me o îs day. ï can never orge î. Te me e secre o î.” ha Agan became a oower o Jesus, and evenuay reurned o Aganîsan. Even a quarer cenury ater îs dea, Qazî’s îe was sî 1 speakîng. hroug e cenurîes, many peope ave been punîsed arsy în îs and, and no ony Crîsîans. ïsamîc aw’s mos exreme versîon cas or cuîng of e ands o îeves, sonîng aduerers, and beeadîng oer crîmînas. he poweru naîons a wresed conro ere oten ad repuaîons or cruey. Weer Mongos, Cenra Asîan rîbes, Russîans, Cînese, Pakîsanîs, or, mos receny, Amerîcans Laîîng roug weny years o war, none ave ad ousandîng repuaîons or geneness and umaneness. he curren ruîng pary, e Taîban, grew rom orpaned boys and young men raîsed wîou e cîvîîzîng and sotenîng înLuences o ome and amîy. Even more exreme an e Taîban are e vîoen members o ïSKP. ï îs în îs voaîe conex a Jesus’s peope ave been kîed or eîr aî. Accordîng o e2022 Word Wac Lîspubîsed by Open Doors, Aganîsan îs e ardes counry în e word în wîc o be a Crîsîan.

1 Wîson,Afganîsan, 1.

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Bu îmes are cangîng. Mîîons o Agan peope are movîng ou o eîr omeand. Eîgy ousand Agan îmmîgrans are expeced în e US în 0. Many Amerîcans woud îke o orge abou Aganîsan, parîcuary e ong years o war and e sabby end o a conLîc. “hank God a’s over!” we may murmur wî a sîg o reîe. Ye as Agan îmmîgrans wak down our srees, sop în our mas, and send eîr cîdren o our scoos, î becomes apparen a Amerîcans canno wîpe Aganîsan of e sae o our mînds. he peope are ere—eow uman beîngs îvîng ogeer wî us. he peope wo remaîn în Aganîsan ave no aen of e map eîer. hey wake up în e mornîng, was eîr aces, sîp on eîr sandas, open e door o go ou and use eîr skîs and resources o earn someîng and brîng ome ood, and meanwîe say as sae as ey can. Cîdren wo are ucky enoug o ave a scoo nearby wî wrese wî readîng and ma, poîsîng skîs and genera wîsdom. îe spîras on. Aganîsan îs no “over.” he Agan peope are no Inîsed, weer ere or ere.

What Is This Book About? hîs îs a book abou reaîonsîps, jusîce, and beauy. Réàîôŝîŝ here are many îngs serîousy wrong wî e word and wî e curc. here are many dangerous eemens and Las poîns a coud ead o dîsaser. And uman beîngs are jus as sor-sîged and se-cenered as ever, despîe our educaîona and ecnoogîca progress. On some days e uure ooks dysopîan. A a more mundane eve, gas prîces are up. Egg prîces are up. Housîng coss are up. Waever e ong-erm uure may be, jus now we are scrambîng o say în pace. Ye God as bessed us wî rîends, amîy, musîc, ood, naure, spors, ree scoos, cînîcs and ospîas, pes, and our oca curces, wî eîr worsîp and eacîng and eowsîp and servîce opporunîîes. Rîg în e mîdde o e compex reaîy were we Ind ourseves, God cas us îno reaîonsîp wî Hîm and wî peope. We ave been born and se ere a îs poîn în space and îme or God’s purposes. We are no made or sma  îngs. We are mean or more. We ave been empowered o bess e naîons.

 God as caed and empowered îs peope o bess e naîons. Abraam receîved a commîssîon: “A peopes on ear wî be bessed roug you” (Gen 1:). Durîng e exodus, God od Moses: “You are o ove ose wo are oreîgners, or you yourseves were oreîgners în Egyp” (Deu 10:1). Davîd sang, “May a e peopes praîse You. May e naîons be gad, or you rue e peopes wî equîy.” Foowîng Jesus’s îme on ear, Pau, Jon, and Peer were equay empaîc abou God’s care or a peopes and our responsîbîîy o sare e good news wî em (See Acs 6:17; Rom 1:16; Ep :1, 1, 1; :6; 1 Pe :–10; Rev 7:–10).