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Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Today's cosmopolitan, multicultural, and multifaith environments call for new approaches to apologetics. Benno van den Toren and Kang-San Tan provide a global, intercultural introduction to Christian apologetics. They present a model of apologetics as crosscultural dialogue and accountable witness, then explore how it plays out in relation to specific contexts and the major world religions--including primal religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, secularism,...
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Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
During a time of global conflict, the theological question of whether Muslims, Jews, and Christians worship the same God carries political baggage. Is the God of ISIS the same as the God of Israel? Do Sunni Muslims and Protestant Christians pray to the same Creator and Sustainer of the universe? In this Counterpoints volume, five leading scholars present the main religious perspectives on this question, demonstrating how to think carefully about an...
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English
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In this book G.K. Chesterton explains how religion-a blend of philosophy and mythology-satisfies both the human intellect and the spirit, and sets man starkly apart from any other living creature. Addressing evolution, feminism, and cultural relativism within the context of religion, the book also examines religious skepticism. According to Chesterton, the shape of the key is not important. What matters is that it fits the lock and opens the door....
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Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Kärkkäinen's acclaimed five-volume constructive theology abridged in one accessible volume Providing a new and unique way of doing theology in our pluralistic world, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen presents historic Christian doctrines in relation to the natural sciences and four other living faiths -- Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. This textbook covers all systematic topics along with a host of current issues such as violence, colonialism, inclusivity,...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
We have rapidly grown used to the idea, particularly since the declaration of a worldwide war on terrorism, that between Islam and the West there exists a deep historical and ideological gulf. Christopher J. Walker turns such accepted views on their head and paints instead a picture of two belief systems that have a long history of toleration and mutual influence. Indeed, Islam has given a great deal to civilization: essentially modern notions of...
Author
Publisher
Crossway
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The goal of this book is to explain the complexity of Islam as a religion, provide Christians with tools to communicate the gospel to Muslims, and encourage them to answer Muslim objections against Christianity by clearly conveying the gospel's unique message and reflecting the image of the Lord Jesus Christ"--
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Publisher
Messianic Jewish Communications
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on years of research, Dr. Stern relates the New Testament text to the Tanakh (Old Testament), to the historical setting, to rabbinic materials and Christian theology. He answers questions Jewish people have about Yeshua, the New Testament, and Christianity; questions Christians have about Judaism and the Jewish roots of their faith; and questions Messianic Jews have about being both Jewish and Messianic.
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Publisher
Chalice Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In these increasingly divisive times, how does God intend for us to live well together in the common life? Drawing from scripture as well as writings from a variety of other faith traditions and contemporary theologians, The World is About to Turn offers a practical guide for dialogue and mutual understanding for leaders of faith organizations, schools, and member of faith communities; everyone who hopes to make a positive difference in our corporate...
Author
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Shows how wisdom from an Eastern tradition can enrich the lives of Jesus followers everywhere This unique book explores ways of using resources from the Confucian wisdom tradition to inform Christian living. Neither highlighting nor diminishing the differences between Confucianism and Christianity, Gregg Ten Elshof reflects on questions and issues in the Christian life with the Confucian worldview in mind. In examining such subjects as family, learning,...
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Promotes gracious interfaith dialogue on sensitive theological issues Theological issues are crucial to how Christians and Muslims understand and perceive each other. In Sacred Misinterpretation Martin Accad guides readers through key theological questions that fuel conflict and misunderstanding between Muslims and Christians. A sure-footed guide, he weaves personal stories together with deep discussion of theological beliefs. Accad identifies trends,...
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Publisher
Crossway
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Is Islam a religion of peace or of violence? Islam is a religion we can no longer afford to ignore. It is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. Newspapers and television news regularly bring stories from the Middle East, but more importantly, the Muslim world has come to us. Between 5 and 7 million Muslims currently live in America, and that number is growing. Recognizing the importance of understanding Islam, R. C. Sproul and Abdul Saleeb...
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Publisher
Zondervan Academic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Religious pluralism is the greatest challenge facing Christianity in today's Western culture. The belief that Christ is the only way to God is being challenged, and increasingly Christianity is seen as just one among many valid paths to God. In Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World , four perspectives are presented by their major proponents: Normative Pluralism : All ethical religions lead to God (John Hick) Inclusivism : Salvation is universally...
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Publisher
Middleway Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this inspiring, soul-stirring memoir, Lawrence E. Carter Sr., founding dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, shares his remarkable quest to experience King's "beloved community" and his surprising discovery in mid-life that King's dream was being realized by the Japanese Buddhist philosopher and tireless peace worker Daisaku Ikeda. Coming of age on the cusp of the American Civil Rights Movement, Carter was personally mentored...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Crusades continue to exert a fascination as a story of perceived gallantry and battles against impossible odds. Yet what is less often considered is their effect on the Holy Land, and in particular the response of the Muslim world to the invasions of west European Crusaders. By a previously divided Islamic world, they gave an unstoppable impetus towards the declaring of jihad against the West, a holy war against Christendom. They also helped to...
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