Cross and Crescent
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Cross and Crescent

Responding to the Challenges of Islam

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Cross and Crescent

Responding to the Challenges of Islam

About this book

Is the Muslim my neighbor?For increasing numbers of 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, bringing with it the collision of worldviews.When the cross meets the crescent, what ought to happen? In the newly revised classic Cross and Crescent, Colin Chapman brings remarkable sensitivity and humanity to a question that too often incites hostility and suspicion. He introduces Islam in its historical context, its theological assumptions and, most important, its common practice in the West. In this comprehensive, gracious introduction to Islam, you will meet the Muslims in your community and learn how to love these neighbors as yourself.

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Information

Publisher
IVP
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780830834853
eBook ISBN
9780830863884
Edition
2
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Comparative Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Preface to the Second Edition
  6. Introduction
  7. Part One Relating to Our Muslim Neighbours
  8. 1. Meeting face to face
  9. 2. Appreciating Islamic culture
  10. 3. Examining our attitudes
  11. Part Two Understanding Islam
  12. 4. What is Islam?
  13. 5. Basic Muslim beliefs and practices
  14. 6. Muslims at prayer
  15. 7. The life of Muhammad
  16. 8. The Qur’an
  17. 9. Tradition (hadith and sunna)
  18. 10. Law (shari‘a) and theology (kalam)
  19. 11. Sufism
  20. 12. Folk Islam or popular Islam
  21. 13. The spread and development of Islam
  22. 14. Branches and movements within Islam
  23. 15. Issues facing Muslims today
  24. 16. Women in islam
  25. 17. ‘Islamic terrorism’
  26. Part Three Entering into discussion and dialogue
  27. 18. Questions and objections concerning Christian practice
  28. 19. Social and political issues
  29. 20. Questions and objections concerning Christian beliefs
  30. 21. Guidelines in discussion with Muslims
  31. 22. A deeper look at the main Muslim objections
  32. 23. Learning from the controversies of the past
  33. 24. Exploring dialogue
  34. Part Four Facing fundamental issues
  35. 25. Theological questions
  36. 26. The Islamic view of Jesus
  37. 27. The Qur’anic view of Christians
  38. 28. Crucial differences: the parting of the ways
  39. 29. Thinking biblically about Islam
  40. 30. Counting the cost of conversion
  41. 31. Facing the political challenge of Islam
  42. Part Five Bearing witness to Jesus
  43. 32. Natural openings in everyday life
  44. 33. Using the Bible
  45. 34. Starting from the Qur’an
  46. 35. Explaining Christian beliefs about Jesus
  47. 36. Some issues facing Christians today
  48. Conclusion
  49. Notes
  50. Index
  51. About the Author