My Mother's Sons: Managing Sexuality in Islamic and Christian Communities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780878086252)

My Mother's Sons provides a thoughtful model for how Western Christian workers can respectfully negotiate sexual boundaries and norms in Muslim contexts. Westerners are inclined to impose their own culturally shaped notions of gender equality and justice on non-egalitarian communities, alienating the very people they are seeking to serve. The author draws on his own research among Pakistani Pashtuns, intercultural theory, and exegesis of Christian and Islamic sacred texts to show that it is possible to work for transformational change without offending those who live within a patriarchal system.

Author: Patrick Krayer
ISBN-10: 0878086250
ISBN-13: 9780878086252
Publisher: William Carey Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/09/2013
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d