Rajaonarison, Faly Nirina <br/><br/>
Le défi des Églisesfrançaises à Mayotte: implantation d’Églises mahoraises en terre musulmane sous la loi de la République française. 

 - Johannesburg  South African Theological Seminary  2020 
 - 298p  PDF  A4  Abstract, TOC 
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<br/><br/> Why would one encourage people of different faiths to convert to Christianity? Why proclaim the Gospel to people who are more devout to their religion than many Christians are? What is the point of preaching the Gospel to those from other faiths who are  materially  more  successful than Christians? These  are  intriguing questions when contemplating evangelism in Muslims territories; even more so in Mayotte–a small island with a Muslim majority. Mayotte  is  governed  by  France and citizens  enjoy  freedom  of  religion to  the extent that native Macoris practice customary Muslim laws alongside French common law. The  island enjoys economic  and  social  benefits as  a  department of  France, which makes it an  attractive  destination  for  migrants  from  neighbouring  islands–despite Mayotte being proper than other French departments. Migrants from war-torn countries  use  Mayotte  as  a stepping-stone  to  get to France and other  European territories. These high  numbers of  illegal  immigrants  and  refugees is  a  burden  to Mayotte on statutory, political, religious, socio-cultural and economic levels. Reaching Muslims in Mayotte  with  the Gospel,  requires  Christians to  be spiritually agile and  committed  to  fulfilling the  Great  Commission. This research wants to motivate existing churches in Mayotte to carry out their mission by utilising the rights guaranteed by French common law. Religious freedom, upheld by French law, can soften people’s hearts to the Gospel. We highlight the complexities of the Microsociety, and offer strategies to use these complexities in planting churches among the Māori. Existing French churches in Mayotte have an important role to play in protecting those inside and outside the church, as  well  as  the  newly  implanted Māori churches. This research offers a  new way of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, supported by French law–a system which transformed  the France from Monarchy to republic  utilising  the  rights offered  by  French  law,  the  same can be  accomplished in  Mayotte,  in  planting churches among the Muslim Māori.