Are Muslims our neighbors? For increasing numbers of Western Christians, the answer to that question is yes.The crescent, an emblem of the Islamic faith recognized throughout the world, is gaining prominence in the West. As a result, we face an ongoing collision of Western and Islamic worldviews.We have all witnessed the violence and suspicion that can characterize these collisions. But what is the way of the cross? How can we Christians greet our neighbors with the love and thoughtful engagement that reflects the character of Christ and the truth of the gospel?Out of years of experience in working with students in Egypt, Lebanon and Cyprus, Colin Chapman presents a valuable overview of everyday Islamic faith and practice. He carefully outlines the cultural and doctrinal meeting points and points of departure between Islam and Christianity. And he lays the groundwork for us to love Muslims as we love ourselves.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Part One Relating to Our Muslim Neighbours
- 1. Meeting face to face
- 2. Appreciating Islamic culture
- 3. Examining our attitudes
- Part Two Understanding Islam
- 4. What is Islam?
- 5. Basic Muslim beliefs and practices
- 6. Muslims at prayer
- 7. The life of Muhammad
- 8. The Qur’an
- 9. Tradition (hadith and sunna)
- 10. Law (shari‘a) and theology (kalam)
- 11. Sufism
- 12. Folk Islam or popular Islam
- 13. The spread and development of Islam
- 14. Branches and movements within Islam
- 15. Issues facing Muslims today
- 16. Women in islam
- 17. ‘Islamic terrorism’
- Part Three Entering into discussion and dialogue
- 18. Questions and objections concerning Christian practice
- 19. Social and political issues
- 20. Questions and objections concerning Christian beliefs
- 21. Guidelines in discussion with Muslims
- 22. A deeper look at the main Muslim objections
- 23. Learning from the controversies of the past
- 24. Exploring dialogue
- Part Four Facing fundamental issues
- 25. Theological questions
- 26. The Islamic view of Jesus
- 27. The Qur’anic view of Christians
- 28. Crucial differences: the parting of the ways
- 29. Thinking biblically about Islam
- 30. Counting the cost of conversion
- 31. Facing the political challenge of Islam
- Part Five Bearing witness to Jesus
- 32. Natural openings in everyday life
- 33. Using the Bible
- 34. Starting from the Qur’an
- 35. Explaining Christian beliefs about Jesus
- 36. Some issues facing Christians today
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
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