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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism
CAIRO (BP) — Egypt’s president, in a move applauded by conservative Western media, is challenging senior Muslim clerics to reform their teachings rather than fuel extremist ideologies that have led to widespread terrorism in the name of Islam. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi,…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism
During the 5th Crusade St. Francis undertook what most considered a senseless and foolhardy mission: convert the most powerful Muslim in the world. So radical was the Sultan he had promised a Byzantine gold piece for anyone who brought the…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism
Christians and Muslims in America have an image problem. The rest of the world sees us as intolerant, belligerent, prideful, nationalistic, and extremist. As the daughter of Christian and Muslim parents, I feel like a kid stuck in a bad…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism
The greeter at the door completely ignored her, as did others. Wandering around in an attempt to find her own way she felt like a leper and a pariah. Wondering what would happen if a Muslim had a dream about…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer
Founded in 1979 at the U.S. Center for World Mission, the Zwemer Institute became a major resource and training center for Christians seeking to engage Muslims with the gospel. This need was highlighted with the emergence of the Lausanne Movement…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism
A few weeks ago I received an email from one of my students. She has been working with Muslim women and had just had a phone call from one of her Muslim friends. The woman was weeping uncontrollably, and my…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, Zwemer
“No one through all the centuries of Christian missions to Moslems has deserved better than Samuel Zwemer the designation of Apostle to Islam.” So wrote the great mission historian, Kenneth Scott Latourette, in the introduction to J. Christy Wilson’s biography…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, Zwemer, Comparative Religion, Faith & Practice
Last year my church held a Seder (a special meal during Pesach—Passover). Over 280 people showed up to have a rabbi lead us through the Haggadah (a booklet containing the prayers and actions comprising the Seder) and explain the symbolism in…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, Zwemer, Comparative Religion, Faith & Practice, Comparative Religion, Faith & Practice
Islamic traditions about Jesus are one indication of how much Muslims respect Jesus. When Muhammad took over Mecca in AD 630, he cleansed the Ka’aba of idols, and destroyed all icons except the Virgin Mary and her son. Those he…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, Zwemer, Comparative Religion, Faith & Practice, Comparative Religion, Faith & Practice, 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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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, Zwemer, Comparative Religion, Faith & Practice, Comparative Religion, Faith & Practice, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Book Review, Comparative Religion
Reza Aslan’s book Zealot shot to the top of the bestseller list due to a notorious interview on Fox News, where Lauren Green began by asking the author why a Muslim would write about Christianity’s founder. Reza Aslan grew up…
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Topic: Faith & Practice, Middle East, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Mission and Evangelism, Comparative Religion, Dialogue, Mission and Evangelism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Zwemer, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, Zwemer, Comparative Religion, Faith & Practice, Comparative Religion, Faith & Practice, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Book Review, Comparative Religion, Comparative Religion, Mission and Evangelism
The speaker at a large Bible conference, advocating for adherence to the fundamentals of faith and seeking to stir controversy, commented that there were missionaries who actually used “Allah,” the Muslim name for God, in their Christian witness. The statement…
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The Unseen Reality: A Panoramic View of Spiritual Warfare
