Protestants, Gender and the Arab Renaissance in Late Ottoman Syria

Deanna Ferree Womack

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Protestants, Gender and the Arab Renaissance in Late Ottoman Syria

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2019

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The Ottoman Syrians – residents of modern Syria and Lebanon – formed the first Arabic-speaking Evangelical Church in the region. This book offers a fresh narrative of the encounters of this minority Protestant community with American missionaries, Eastern churches and Muslims at the height of the Nahda, from 1860 to 1915.
Drawing on rare Arabic publications, it challenges historiography that focuses on Western male actors. Instead it shows that Syrian Protestant women and men were agents of their own history who sought the salvation of Syria while adapting and challenging missionary teachings. These pioneers established a critical link between evangelical religiosity and the socio-cultural currents of the Nahda, making possible the literary and educational achievements of the American Syrian Mission and transforming Syrian society in ways that still endure today.

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CONTENTS
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List of Figures
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Acknowledgments
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Notes on Transliteration
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List of Abbreviations
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Glossary of Arabic Terms
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Introduction
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1 Evangelical Awakening: Becoming Protestant in the Arab Renaissance
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2 “Publishing” the Gospel, Reading the Nahda: Protestant Print Culture in Late Ottoman Syria
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3 A Feminist Awakening? Evangelical Women and the Arab Renaissance
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4 Ministers and Nahdawi Masculinity: The Beirut Church Controversy
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5 Syrian Women with a Mission: Preaching the Bible and Building the Protestant Church
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Conclusion
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Appendix A Syrian Protestant Genealogies
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Appendix B American Missionary Families and Dates of Service, 1823–1915
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Appendix C Founding Members of the Evangelical Independent Church of Beirut, March 18, 1894
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Appendix D Biblewomen Employed by the British Syrian Mission, 1860–1914
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Appendix E Statistical Comparison: Biblewomen of the British and American Missions
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Appendix F Publications of Syrian Women at the American Mission Press, Beirut
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Bibliography
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Index of Names
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Index of Subjects
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474436731

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Islamic Studies

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Protestants, Gender and the Arab Renaissance in Late Ottoman Syria

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Notes on Transliteration

List of Abbreviations

Glossary of Arabic Terms

Introduction

1 Evangelical Awakening: Becoming Protestant in the Arab Renaissance

2 “Publishing” the Gospel, Reading the Nahda: Protestant Print Culture in Late Ottoman Syria

3 A Feminist Awakening? Evangelical Women and the Arab Renaissance

4 Ministers and Nahdawi Masculinity: The Beirut Church Controversy

5 Syrian Women with a Mission: Preaching the Bible and Building the Protestant Church

Conclusion

Appendix A Syrian Protestant Genealogies

Appendix B American Missionary Families and Dates of Service, 1823–1915

Appendix C Founding Members of the Evangelical Independent Church of Beirut, March 18, 1894

Appendix D Biblewomen Employed by the British Syrian Mission, 1860–1914

Appendix E Statistical Comparison: Biblewomen of the British and American Missions

Appendix F Publications of Syrian Women at the American Mission Press, Beirut

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

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