{"product_id":"surviving-persecution-how-to-understand-prepare-and-respond-9781532638589","title":"Surviving Persecution: How to Understand, Prepare, and Respond","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersecution can kill the church--unless there is an adequate understanding of, preparation for, and response to this potentially fatal threat. \u003cem\u003eSurviving Persecution\u003c\/em\u003e is a study based on more than forty years of living and working with the Mayans of Chiapas, who inhabit the highlands of the southernmost state of Mexico. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book can serve as a guide for Christians living in a hostile environment to know how to avoid unnecessary persecution and to survive violent persecution when it strikes. This analysis of persecution can also be a valuable resource for students and congregations who desire to better understand the challenges and complexities of persecution. The last chapter gives guidelines for how national and international church organizations can play a vital role in helping the suffering church survive and thrive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his personal experience of being the target of persecution and then working with the persecuted indigenous church, the author employs an anthropological approach with a biblical perspective to formulate a response to persecution that can promote the growth of the church. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532638589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.56d","brand":"Vernon J. Sterk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36657247453340,"sku":"9781532638589","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7beaf104-5dcd-41ef-ae11-16a4055cc9bc.jpg?v=1603890088","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/surviving-persecution-how-to-understand-prepare-and-respond-9781532638589","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}