Cross and crescent : responding to the challenges of Islam /
Colin Chapman.
- 2nd ed.
- Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2007.
- 400 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-389) and index.
Relating to our Muslim neighbors. Meeting face to face -- Appreciating Islamic culture -- Examining our attitudes -- Understanding Islam. What is Islam? -- Basic Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslims at prayer -- The life of Muhammad -- The Qur'an -- Tradition (hadith and sunna) -- Law (Shari'a) and theology (kalam) -- Sufism -- Folk Islam or popular Islam -- The spread and development of Islam -- Branches and movements within Islam -- Issues facing Muslims today -- Women in Islam -- "Islamic terrorism" -- Entering into discussion and dialogue. Questions and objections concerning Christian practice -- Social and political issues -- Questions and objections concerning Christian beliefs -- Guidelines in discussion with Muslims -- A deeper look at the main Muslim objections -- Learning from the controversies of the past -- Exploring dialogue -- Facing fundamental issues. Theological questions -- The Islamic view of Jesus -- The Qur'anic view of Christians -- Crucial differences : the parting of the ways -- Thinking Biblically about Islam -- Counting the cost of conversion -- Facing the political challenge of Islam -- Bearing witness to Jesus. Natural openings in everyday life -- Using the Bible -- Starting from the Qur'an -- Explaining Christian beliefs about Jesus -- Some issues facing Christians today.