Filter Research
Topic: Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism
There are many similarities as well as significant differences between Christianity and Islam. Throughout history, the relationship between Christians and Muslims has ebbed and flowed between peaceful coexistence, avoidance, and violence. Even during times of peace, mutual misunderstandings often pervade,…
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Topic: Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Culture and Worldview, Refugees
The soon arrival of thousands of Afghan refugees reminds me of interviews I did with three young men from Kabul back in 2016. Each of them were part of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visas program (SIV) that provides a path…
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Topic: Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Culture and Worldview, Refugees, Apologetics, Book Review, Dialogue
I had the privilege of co-authoring (with Ed Smither) the chapter on Timothy of Baghdad (727-823) in the recently released book The History of Apologetics. In the chapter, we discuss the context of the Eastern Church under Muslim rule and…
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Topic: Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Culture and Worldview, Refugees, Apologetics, Book Review, Dialogue, History & Politics, Polemics
In the 16th Century, Martin Luther came across a short book detailing the religious rituals and customs of the Ottoman Turks. He was so impressed with the tract that he decided to reprint it with a new preface that he…
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Topic: Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Culture and Worldview, Refugees, Apologetics, Book Review, Dialogue, History & Politics, Polemics, Europe, Muslim Women
Photographs of armed, male police officers forcing a Muslim woman to remove her over-garment on a public, French beach are currently trending on social media. The woman was told to remove her long sleeve top (revealing a tank top underneath)…
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Topic: Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Culture and Worldview, Refugees, Apologetics, Book Review, Dialogue, History & Politics, Polemics, Europe, Muslim Women, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism
Many Christians are unaware that Muslims believe in sacrifice. In fact, there is an annual celebration that commemorates Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son and God’s merciful provision of a substitute ram in his son’s place. The celebration is called…
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Topic: Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, Culture and Worldview, Refugees, Apologetics, Book Review, Dialogue, History & Politics, Polemics, Europe, Muslim Women, Faith & Practice, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism
Islamophobia ebbs and flows in American society. Why is that no one seems to mind if Buddhists, Hindus, Mormons, Jews or nominal Christians use a Chapel in Duke or Washington D.C., but when Muslims want to do so, the gloves…
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Ebooks & Books
The Unseen Reality: A Panoramic View of Spiritual Warfare
