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Antonie Wessels, Arab and Christian. Christians in the Middle East. Kok Pharos, Kampen 1995

Antonie Wessels, Arab and Christian. Christians in the Middle East. Kok Pharos, Kampen 1995 89 Luneau has a lengthy chapter on the problems of population growth, where he stresses, that life expectancy in Africa deteriorates, also as a consequence of the AIDS epidemic. But why is he so cautious in his discussion of the means for birth control (187-203)? Since the publication of the American Robert McClory (Turning Point, New York 1995), about the Papal Commission for Birth Control, 1965-1967, we know how the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae was formulated. This encyclical bans radically all contraceptives, while 52 out of the 56 members, who were carefully selected, voted in favour of the acceptation of contraceptives! - Jan Heijke Book Reviews Antonie Wessels, Arab and Christian. Christians in the Middle East. Kok Pharos, Kampen 1995. This book is a remake of an earlier publication in Dutch (Arabier en Christen, Baarn 1983). It focuses on the position of Christian Arabs in a society, dominated by muslims. The Christians of the Middle East are passing by difficult times nowadays. This certainly justifies an English edition. In nine chapters the author proceeds from the very first beginning from Arabic Christianity in the Middle East to the final question whether Arab Christian churches will be able to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Exchange Brill

Antonie Wessels, Arab and Christian. Christians in the Middle East. Kok Pharos, Kampen 1995

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© 1998 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0166-2740
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1572-543X
DOI
10.1163/157254398X00565
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89 Luneau has a lengthy chapter on the problems of population growth, where he stresses, that life expectancy in Africa deteriorates, also as a consequence of the AIDS epidemic. But why is he so cautious in his discussion of the means for birth control (187-203)? Since the publication of the American Robert McClory (Turning Point, New York 1995), about the Papal Commission for Birth Control, 1965-1967, we know how the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae was formulated. This encyclical bans radically all contraceptives, while 52 out of the 56 members, who were carefully selected, voted in favour of the acceptation of contraceptives! - Jan Heijke Book Reviews Antonie Wessels, Arab and Christian. Christians in the Middle East. Kok Pharos, Kampen 1995. This book is a remake of an earlier publication in Dutch (Arabier en Christen, Baarn 1983). It focuses on the position of Christian Arabs in a society, dominated by muslims. The Christians of the Middle East are passing by difficult times nowadays. This certainly justifies an English edition. In nine chapters the author proceeds from the very first beginning from Arabic Christianity in the Middle East to the final question whether Arab Christian churches will be able to

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