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Today, 3 May, Bishop Mouneer H. Anis of the Diocese of Egypt, with North Africa and the Horn of Africa, ordained me as a priest. In a lovely church service in St John the Baptist in Maadi (Cairo, Egypt), surrounded by many friends and family, we celebrated this event. The full impact I do not know, of course! Where will the road lead me? So to be continued. |
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GOSPEL IN THE AIR: |
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 50 Years of Christian Witness through Radio in the Arab World Gospel in the Air is the first study of Christian Arab radio since Protestants began broadcasting Christian programs to the Arab World in 1953. It describes 50 years of history of this particular form of ecumenical and evangelical Christian witness in the Arab World.
This study is the result of archival research, hundreds of interviews, and listening to hundreds of programs as broadcast from 20-26 September 2004. It focuses on the question of how the broadcasts of the Protestants in the Arab World are a witness to the Christian gospel. The main question: to what extent are these programs indigenous to and contextually suitable for the audiences which the producers and broadcasters hope to reach? Order now
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This book is of interest to those who work in the fields of mission-history, missiology, and the Churches of the Arab World. It is also of importance to people with an interest in transnational radio broadcasting and in radio history of the Arab World.
Jos M. Strengholt (1959) has a master’s degree in History of the Middle East from the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands (1987). He has worked in Egypt since 1988, first as a journalist for Dutch media, covering the whole Arab World, and since 1997 as the manager of a television production company. He therefore has a wealth of experience in the realm of communication in the context of the Arab World. Most of the programs that he produces are made for the benefit of the Churches in the Arab World. He wrote this doctoral study Gospel in the Air between 2002 and 2007. Gospel in the Air costs €65 or $100 including S&H. Beware, you receive a brick of 996 pages!
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Passed the Finish Line! |
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On 29 March I have defended my doctoral thesis before an illustrious group of professors and doctors in theology at Utrecht University. Professor Jan Jongeneel and Dr. Andrea Zaki have guided me through the process of writing my book, and on 29 March 7 others investigated me. Phew, I passed the finish line after more than 5 years of studies. Some Dutch radio stations and newspapers interviewed me. In case your Dutch is okay, here the interviews and articles in Nederlands Dagblad, Reformatorisch Dagblad, and Friesch Dagblad. On EO-radio 5 an interview can be listened to, as well as on EO-radio-1. |
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A Jewish State with Cannons, Flags and Military Decorations |
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Strengthening and Defeat of the Bi-Nationalist Movement in Palestine
1939-1942
By Jos M. Strengholt Master Thesis for the Institute for History
University of Utrecht (Netherlands), July 1986
I do know nothing about a ‘Jewish state with cannons, flags and military decorations', not even as a dream. |
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