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Pillars : how Muslim friends led me closer to Jesus / Rachel Pieh Jones.
"Personal friendships with Somali Muslims overcome the prejudices and expand the faith of a typical American Evangelical Christian living in the Horn of Africa"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781636080062
- ISBN: 1636080065
- Physical Description: xiii, 264 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Walden, New York : Plough Publishing House, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-264) |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Who names God? -- Meeting a Muslim -- Islam in Minnesota -- Go -- Arrive -- Convert or revert -- Infidel -- The garden -- Thirst -- Call to prayer -- Danger -- Call to bread -- Jinn -- Outsider -- Unsettled and resettled -- Blessed -- Excluded and included -- God's names -- Give -- With the poor -- The hard work of unemployment -- Support -- Gratitude and unbelief -- A widow's coin -- Feasting to famine to fasting -- Failed fast -- Night of power -- Community and communion -- Tawhid and shirk -- Lent and locusts -- Chosen -- Exile or pilgrim -- Pilgrims and guides -- My pilgrimage -- Back to the breaking place -- I could kill you -- Home. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| North Kansas City Public Library | 276.771092 JONES 2021 (Text) | 0001002446662 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Table of Contents
Pillars : How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword Abdi Nor Iftin | p. xi | |
| Author's Note | p. xiii | |
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| Pillar 1 | Shahadah There is no god but God | |
| 1 | Who Names God? | p. 13 |
| 2 | Meeting a Muslim | p. 20 |
| 3 | Islam in Minnesota | p. 24 |
| 4 | Go | p. 30 |
| 5 | Arrive | p. 38 |
| 6 | Convert or Revert | p. 44 |
| 7 | Infidel | p. 53 |
| 8 | The Garden | p. 57 |
| Pillar 2 | Salat Prayer | |
| 9 | Thirst | p. 65 |
| 10 | Call to Prayer | p. 72 |
| 11 | Danger | p. 77 |
| 12 | Call to Bread | p. 83 |
| 13 | Jinn | p. 92 |
| 14 | Outsider | p. 96 |
| 15 | Unsettled and Resettled | p. 101 |
| 16 | Blessed | p. 107 |
| 17 | Excluded and Included | p. 115 |
| 18 | God's Names | p. 123 |
| Pillar 3 | Zakat Almsgiving | |
| 19 | Give | p. 129 |
| 20 | With the Poor | p. 135 |
| 21 | The Hard Work of Unemployment | p. 144 |
| 22 | Support | p. 154 |
| 23 | Gratitude and Unbelief | p. 159 |
| 24 | A Widow's Coin | p. 162 |
| Pillar 4 | Ramadan Fasting | |
| 25 | Feasting to Famine to Fasting | p. 169 |
| 26 | Failed Fast | p. 174 |
| 27 | Night of Power | p. 182 |
| 28 | Community and Communion | p. 186 |
| 29 | Tawhid and Shirk | p. 196 |
| 30 | Lent and Locusts | p. 205 |
| 31 | Chosen | p. 213 |
| Pillar 5 | Hajj Pilgrimage | |
| 32 | Exile or Pilgrim | p. 223 |
| 33 | Pilgrims and Guides | p. 230 |
| 34 | My Pilgrimage | p. 235 |
| 35 | Back to the Breaking Place | p. 239 |
| 36 | I Could Kill You | p. 244 |
| 37 | Home | p. 252 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 260 | |
| Resources | p. 262 |
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