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Understanding Islam, March 5, 2008
This review is from: A Biblical Point of View on Islam (Paperback)
Islam (A Biblical Point of View On)
If you or the people in your church have hit snooze since 9/11, let A Biblical Point of View on Islam serve as your next wake-up call. More than one billion Muslims live in the world; six million Muslims live in the United States. While the world's second largest religion continues to grow, unequipped Christians continue to sleep.
By guiding the reader through the origin and theology of Islam, its rise to the forefront of society, and its epic clashes with the western world, this book prepares the reader to dialogue intelligently with Muslims they encounter.
In A Biblical Point of View on Islam, radio host Kirby Anderson provides a grand slam breakfast by answering questions that often get raised regarding the Islamic faith. His answers to these questions guide the hungry reader through the background and philosophy of the religion of Islam. He arranges the questions in a logical, easy-to-understand manner throughout the nine chapters. Kirby's buffet of questions caters to the reader who wants an answer to everything and to reader who has one or two specific questions in mind. The reader comes away from the book understanding the uniqueness of Christianity and the implications that Islam presents to the task of missions.
The relevance of this topic should sound an alarm since Christians consistently encounter Muslims at school, work, at the playground, and traveling. Based on observations of growth from the last decade, the beliefs of Islam will continue to stream through the media. For the sake of being politically correct, media outlets fail to present an accurate portrayal of Islam.
Do the people in your church still hit the snooze button? Throw some cold water on them and consider using Kerby Anderson's book as the next textbook for your small group or equipping course at church. Challenge your group to interact with the local Islamic community. This book will serve your group well to aid and initiate your discussion.
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This is an important tool for learning about Islam, July 13, 2008
This review is from: A Biblical Point of View on Islam (Paperback)
I love this book. It gives a basic, concise and detailed information on the history, structure, theology of Islam. A chapter is devoted to what the Christian response to Islam. It clears up a lot of confusion between the differences between Islam and Christianity. It anwsers the question "Are Allah and God of Abraham the same God?" It shows the differences of the Qur'an and the Bible. It explains how Islam views Abraham, Moses and Jesus. The church at large is extremely uneducated in the subject. I have never heard one teahing on the Islamic religion. I highly recommned this book.
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Great Resource, April 20, 2008
This review is from: A Biblical Point of View on Islam (Paperback)
With more than one billion Muslims in the world, Islam is the world's second largest religion. This is an excellent resource on Islam. It is very informative and gives an overview of this faith that is useful to those who want to learn more about it.
Anderson guides the reader through the origin and theology of Islam and prepares the reader to discuss religion with Muslims they may encounter. The author also answers many questions that are often raised about the Islamic faith.
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