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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer
A note about Muslim ministry from the Zwemer Center’s Director, I was 18 years old when the Lord placed a burden on my heart to bring the gospel to Muslims. A year later, I married my high school sweetheart, who…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism
Christianity and Islam have many similarities as well as significant differences. Throughout history, the relationship between Christians and Muslims has ebbed and flowed between peaceful coexistence, avoidance, and violence. Even during times of peace, mutual misunderstandings often pervade, leading to…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism
Jews, Christians, and Muslims all acknowledge that Jesus is a sign from God. Their present understanding of the meaning of Jesus as a sign is different. The Jews have no problem with the words of Isaiah in chapter 7:14 ‘The…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Contextualization, Mission and Evangelism, Quran & Hadith
The gospel is God’s good news for human beings mired in sin and its consequences. Often, this good news is presented as Jesus’ sacrificial payment of the just penalty for sin. This message is thoroughly biblical, and for many, it…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Contextualization, Mission and Evangelism, Quran & Hadith, Mission and Evangelism
What Muslims affirm about Jesus is interesting but what they deny is critical. Still, they never seem to get tired of writing about him,[i] and most are open to talking about him. This is helpful because the greatest question in…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Contextualization, Mission and Evangelism, Quran & Hadith, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer
Biographer J. Christy Wilson has appropriately named Samuel Marinus Zwemer the “Apostle to Islam.”[1] Zwemer was born to Huguenot-Dutch parents in Vriesland, Michigan on April 12, 1867.[2] As a child, he learned to read and speak three languages, English, Dutch…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Contextualization, Mission and Evangelism, Quran & Hadith, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Apologetics
Ramon Lull (d. 1316) is one of the most creative, if not one of the most enigmatic, medieval theologians and apologists to Muslims. A son of the island of Majorca, due east of Valencia, Spain, Lull grew up in an…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Contextualization, Mission and Evangelism, Quran & Hadith, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Apologetics, Eschatology, Mission and Evangelism
If “the Roll were called up yonder” today would our work on earth be done? COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. Lockdowns, racial injustices, failed businesses, crashing stock markets, soaring unemployment, and church closures have some Christians wondering if…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Contextualization, Mission and Evangelism, Quran & Hadith, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Apologetics, Eschatology, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Book Review, Dialogue
I had the privilege of co-authoring (with Ed Smither) the chapter on Timothy of Baghdad (727-823) in the recently released book The History of Apologetics. In the chapter, we discuss the context of the Eastern Church under Muslim rule and…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Contextualization, Mission and Evangelism, Quran & Hadith, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Apologetics, Eschatology, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Book Review, Dialogue, History & Politics, Polemics
In the 16th Century, Martin Luther came across a short book detailing the religious rituals and customs of the Ottoman Turks. He was so impressed with the tract that he decided to reprint it with a new preface that he…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Contextualization, Mission and Evangelism, Quran & Hadith, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Apologetics, Eschatology, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Book Review, Dialogue, History & Politics, Polemics, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism
Rick Love’s life and legacy resonate deeply with the Zwemer Center of Muslim-Christian Relations at Columbia International University. As Ed Smither, Dean of Intercultural Studies at CIU, put it: “Rick loved Muslims and they loved him.” Yet, beyond his work…
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Topic: Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Contextualization, Mission and Evangelism, Quran & Hadith, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Apologetics, Eschatology, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Book Review, Dialogue, History & Politics, Polemics, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Dialogue, Education & Society
By now, everyone has heard of the shootings at the two mosques of Al Noor and Linwood in Christchurch, New Zealand, that led to the deaths of 50 Muslims and the wounding of 50 others at prayer on Friday the 15th of March…
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Ebooks & Books
The Unseen Reality: A Panoramic View of Spiritual Warfare
