Religion, Media and Conversion in Iran

Studying the reception of Farsi Christian television channels by Muslim audiences in Iran, this book uses a wealth of empirical research to explore religious conversion, making it a great resource for any scholar of Religious Studies, Media Studies and Middle East Studies, as well as religious media practitioners.

Sara Afshari is Research Tutor at Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS). She is a co-founder and former Executive Director of SAT-7 PARS.

Introduction 1. A background 2. Religion and religiosity 3. The channels 4. Participants and the message 5. Route to ready - experimenting 6. Negotiating 7. Resisting 8. Mediatisation of religious conversion 9. Conclusion. Index