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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism
In his book, “A Wind in the House of Islam,” David Garrison seeks to understand and describe the people movements to Christ that are increasingly taking place throughout the Muslim world (6). According to Garrison, eighty-four percent of all the…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an
The Qur’an presents itself as the Bible’s sequel and always refers to the biblical Torah (al-tawrat), Psalms (al-zabur) and New Testament (al-injil) with honor and respect. It says it confirms, clarifies and guards them from misinterpretation. The Qur’an asserts that…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East
I am a native Lebanese citizen. I was born and raised in Lebanon. I love Lebanon, despite the insecurity, uncertainty, and corruption that characterize the country, and despite having grown up during the civil war. Lebanon has left its mark…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism
Due to the incredible turmoil in the Middle East and elsewhere and the resulting mass migration of many Muslims to Europe and the Americas, the Church has an unparalleled opportunity to build relationships with Muslims and introduce them to Jesus.…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism
I still remember the exact feeling in my stomach when I watched those planes crash into the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001. I watched the TV in horror and disbelief as sickening, vicious butterflies gnawed my insides and rose…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Ramadan
In post 9/11 anti-Muslim discourse, taqiyya has been redefined as a religious obligation for Muslims to lie to non-Muslims not simply for survival, but in order to serve the expansionist agenda of their religious community. According to the taqiyya-focused strand of the anti-Muslim…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Ramadan, History & Politics, Middle East
President Trump’s first foreign trip includes Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Vatican, an itinerary no other President has endeavored. Trump addressed the leaders of about 50 Muslim nations while in Saudi Arabia. While in the Holy Land, he met with…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Ramadan, History & Politics, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer
Just over seventy years ago, in December of 1946, Samuel Zwemer addressed the first student missions conference that eventually became Urbana. According to Yale historian Kenneth Scott Latourette, “No one, through all the centuries of Christian mission to the Muslims,…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Ramadan, History & Politics, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Book Review, Comparative Religion, Samuel Zwemer
The Muslim World (TMW) is one of the leading academic journals covering Islam worldwide. Strange it would call its own history “bigoted”. It was founded in 1911 by Samuel Zwemer, a founding father of Protestant missions in engagement with the…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Ramadan, History & Politics, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Book Review, Comparative Religion, Samuel Zwemer, History & Politics, Mission and Evangelism
Cyril of Thessalonica (ca. 826-869) is remembered in mission history for his work among the Slavs and Arab Muslims in Samarra (modern Iraq) as well as Jewish and Muslim Khazars (southern Russia). He responded to the Byzantine emperor’s call to…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Ramadan, History & Politics, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Book Review, Comparative Religion, Samuel Zwemer, History & Politics, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Shariah Law
Before covering the various Muslim attitudes toward Sharia and Islamic law, a distinction needs to be made between those two concepts. There is considerable confusion about them which has contributed to interesting legal steps taken within some states in the…
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Topic: Book Review, Mission and Evangelism, Apologetics, Comparative Religion, Qur'an, Culture and Worldview, Identity, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Mission and Evangelism, Faith & Practice, Ramadan, History & Politics, Middle East, Mission and Evangelism, Samuel Zwemer, Book Review, Comparative Religion, Samuel Zwemer, History & Politics, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Shariah Law, Book Review
David W. Shenk. Christian.Muslim.Friend: Twelve Paths to Real Relationship. Harrisonburg, VA: Herald Press, 2014. Christian.Muslim.Friend is a new work from David Shenk, a Mennonite missionary who has served in Somalia, Kenya, the USA, and continually engages in peaceful dialogue with…
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Ebooks & Books
The Unseen Reality: A Panoramic View of Spiritual Warfare
