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An articulate presentation of the distinctive Christian understanding of God in the context of resurgent Islam, aimed at helping Christian believers speak and live the truth in love and learn how to interact with Muslim ideas in an increasingly pluralistic culture.
List of contents
P R E FAC E / 9
I N T R O D U C T I O N / 1 1
C H A P T E R O N E / 1 9
What Is Islam?
C H A P T E R T W O / 4 1
Ties That Bind, Scars That Hurt
C H A P T E R T H R E E / 5 5
Is the Father of Jesus
the God of Muhammad?
C H A P T E R F O U R / 6 9
Why the Trinity Matters
C H A P T E R F I V E / 8 9
Jesus with Freckles?
C H A P T E R S I X / 1 0 5
Grace for the Straight Path
C H A P T E R S E V E N / 1 2 5
Truth to Tell
A P P E N D I X / 1 4 1
The Nicene Creed
F O R F U RT H E R R E A D I N G / 1 4 3
G L O S S A RY O F K E Y T E R M S / 1 4 7
N OT E S / 1 5 3
About the author
Timothy George (PhD, Harvard University) is the founding dean of Beeson Divinity School of Samford University. An executive editor of Christianity Today, Dr. George has written more than twenty books and regularly contributes to scholarly journals.
Summary
The days when western Christians could ignore the influence of Islam are over. Today as never before, the world’s second largest religion is shaping our culture, and words such as jihad, imam, Quran, and fatwa have entered our vocabulary. While all Muslims are no more alike than all Christians are alike, there are certain fundamental beliefs that all Muslims hold in common—some of which Christians would agree with, including belief in one true God. But is it the same God? How does the God of Muhammad differ from the God of Christianity? Written in a clear, passionate style that is conciliatory, balanced, and uncompromisingly biblical, this book describes and contrasts the distinctives of Christianity and Islam. Its author, a noted historian and theologian who has studied Islam for many years, writes with an eye on helping Christians better understand how to interact with Muslims. Beginning with an overview of Islam—what it is and how it arose—here are fascinating and relevant insights on · the Five Pillars of Islam · the role of religious violence from the Crusades onward · the doctrine of the Trinity and the character of God · Christian and Muslim views of Jesus Christ and salvation · what Christians can learn from Muslims · how Christians can share Christ with their Muslim neighbors . . . and more
