Cross and Crescent

Responding to the Challenge of Islam

By Colin Chapman

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Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 354 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: November 2003

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3204-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3204-0
IVP Order Code: 3204

Foreword

Introduction

Part 1: Relating to Our Muslim Neighbors
1. Meeting Face to Face
2. Appreciating Islamic Culture
3. Examining Our Attitudes
4. Visiting a Mosque
5. Facing Immediate Issues
Resources for Further Study

Part 2: Understanding Islam
6. Muslims at Prayer
7. Basic Muslim Beliefs and Practices
8. The Qur'an
9. Muhammad
10. Tradition (Hadith and Sunna)
11. Law (Shari'a) and Theology (Kalam)
12. Subgroups in Islam
13. Sufism
14. "Folk" or "Popular" Islam
15. The Spread and Development of Islam
16. Islam and Muslims in the World Today
17. Women in Islam
Resources for Further Study

Part 3: Entering into Discussion and Dialogue
18. Questions and Objections Concerning Christian Practice
19. Questions and Objections Concerning Christian Beliefs
20. Social and Political Issues
21. Guidelines and Aims in Discussion with Muslims
22. A Deeper Look at the Main Muslim Objections
23. Learning from the Controversies of the Past
24. Exploring Dialogue
Resources for Further Study

Part 4: Facing Fundamental Issues
25. Theological Questions
26. The Islamic View of Jesus
27. Crucial Differences: The Parting of the Ways
28. Thinking Biblically about Islam
29. Counting the Cost of Conversion
30. Facing the Political Challenge of Islam
Resources for Further Study

Part 5: Sharing Our Faith
31. Natural Openings in Everyday Life
32. Christian Responses to "Folk Islam"
33. Using the Bible
34. Rethinking and Restating the Gospel
35. Strategies for the Church: What Can We Do Together?
Resources for Further Study

Conclusion: Walking the Way of the Cross

Notes