TY - BOOK AU - Scudder,Lewis R.,III TI - The Arabian Mission's story: in search of Abraham's other son SN - 0802846165 AV - BV 3210 .P35 Scu24 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - Grand Rapids, MI PB - Eerdmans KW - REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA KW - ARABIAN MISSION KW - HISTORY KW - MISSIONS KW - PERSIAN GULF REGION KW - MISSIONS, AMERICAN N1 - Include bibliographical references and index; Part 1. The makings of the mission The modern missionary movement -- Western colonialism and mission -- The world of business and the business of mission -- Orient nd occident -- Occidizing the oriental church -- The Muslim-Christian interface -- Christian assessments of Islam -- Muslim initiatives and responses -- A connective remark -- Part 2. Arabian sketches The environment -- Ancient Arabia: Christianity and Islam -- Arabia: from modern times to oil -- Southern Iraq: the mission's first home -- Kuwait: the taste of bittersweet -- Bahrain: a pivotal place -- Oman: from empire to dependence -- Part 3. Foundations Arabia calling -- The listeners -- Obey, not object -- Occupy...Arabia -- The first base: Basrah -- Bahrain station's founding -- Oma founded -- Kuwait station founded -- A summation of the pioneers -- Part 4. Evangelists, pastors and teachers Evangelize first -- Women's work -- Converts -- The 'launching' of evangelism -- Mass media -- Bible shop to 'family bookshop' -- Pastors to all --Basrah: The traditional Christian Protestant congregations -- Oman: the convert congregation -- Ministry to the world: the Expatriate chaplaincy -- Kuwait: a case study of the multi-national ecumenical church -- A side venture: ARAMCO -- To teach is Christ-like -- Education in Basrah -- Education in Bahrain -- Education in Kuwait -- Education in Oman -- Part 5. Gifts of healing A medical mission -- Medical work in Iraq -- Medical work in Kuwait -- Medical work in Bahrain -- Medical work in Oman -- Medical work in Summation -- Mission in motion: the tourists -- Part 6. A still more excellent way All together...different -- Family patterns -- In search of the wider family -- The language of the angels: the medium of relevance -- The mind of the mission -- Part 7. Home 'Home' is...where? -- The mission and the home church -- The moral relationship -- Worship and mission -- Mission as an imperative responsibility -- Structure and vision -- The administrative agency -- The independent mission -- Henry Nitchie Cobb -- William I. Chamberlain -- The 'Duke' -- The Triumvirate -- The Luidens interlude -- The Buteyn Era -- Conclusion: Making port is a transition The event (a summary) -- A catalogue -- The denouement -- ER -