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In Jesus of Arabia Rev. Canon Andrew Thompson introduces an unfamiliar Jesus-Jesus in the context of his home in the Middle East. Whether readers believe Jesus to be a prophet or the messiah, Thompson enhances our understanding of his work and character by looking at his social context as a man and Middle Easterner. Jesus' teachings take on new meaning as Thompson explores themes including family in the Middle East, gender roles in the region, food culture, and more. Jesus of Arabia looks at the bridges between Islam and Christianity through the figure of Jesus and how the two communities may reflect each other despite their differences. Thompson draws on his experience as Reverend Canon in the Church of England and his many years living in the Middle East to analyze the often conflicting roles and loyalties concerning family, culture, and God. A timely and incisive work, Jesus of Arabia invites us to consider contemporary views of the Middle East and how a figure like Jesus might be received today.
About the author
Andrew Thompson MBE is senior chaplain of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Abu Dhabi. He has served the church in the United Kingdom and throughout the Middle East and the Gulf. Previously a youth worker, he was featured recently in the documentary One on Christian-Muslim dialogue shown at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. He was awarded an MBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for services to human rights and interfaith dialogue. He is a Canon of Bahrain Cathedral in the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf.
Summary
Detective Houser wants nothing more than his retirement, but when a murder case involving the WMM firm lands on his desk, he can't avoid it.
All of law enforcement knows that WMM Advertising, also known as We Make Millionaires, is one of the biggest and hardest-to-penetrate fraudulent telemarketing firms in the state of Georgia. A tape recording of a man's death may finally help Houser make a case against the firm. Calling in Alexis Greenspan, aka Nina Coles, the top sales associate in the company, Houser is determined to use her to find out the company's secrets...no matter who's hurt in the process.
Foreword
Nina Coles, hood chick from What's Really Hood?, makes a home in Atlanta hoping to turn her life around. But she'll learn that you can't run from trouble in New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark's newest urban tale.
