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Building Bridges: Christianity and Islam

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From the beginning of this book you know the author has a true love for Islamic people. Once you have read it, I hope you will feel closer to them yourselves.

I would warrant that a great majority of the Christian community has no idea what Muslim's really believe. Because they do not believe in Christ as God, most simply write them off as unbelivers and give them and their religion no further thought. This book will open your eyes to the fact that Christians and Muslims have a basis for religious dialog.

The author states that this book is not for Muslims but for Christians who desire to share Christ with Muslim friends. The key word here is "friends". This book shows that by building friendship through a true caring of his/her Muslim friend a Christian can lay a foundation that allows the sharing of ones beliefs. This book isn't written to confront the disblieving Muslim with his unbelief but to build a trusting relationship with him/her that allows you to, lovingly, share Christ.

Accad's book really opened my eyes to the fact that Christians and Muslims are not a million miles apart from one another, but that there are "bridges" that can be crossed in a caring manner.

A Muslim acquaitance of mine once said that there are 3 holy peoples: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. This book shows this isn't the random thought of one Muslim but that there can be a connection between Muslims and Christians that allows for the Muslim to share his deep trust in God and the Christian to share the gift of Christ's love and plan for all mankind.

A very helpful practical easy read and not too long book.It points out the many verses in the Quran that agree with the Bible and which act as bridges to invite Muslims to consider the Bible's message..a very sensitive book that avoids saying anything negative about Islam..every Christian should get a copy.

Very interesting and controversial. This is whole new approach that I've heard of that seems like it could be a very effective way to reach out. Still for some other approaches may be better.

This book is very helful in gaining understanding and responsibility to reach into Islam with respect and a willing attitude of communication. The author is well qualified at leading the reader to be a good listener rather than exhibiting an attitude of superiority. He offers illustrations of gracefully creating dialogue by entering into conversation with the Qur'an in one hand and the Bible in the other hand.A biased translation/intrepretation of the Qur'an will only obscure this and be less useful.

I recommend this book if you are interested in being a good neighbor and friend to a Moslem.

John Zook

There are no intolerant faiths, simply intolerant people. This book tells the truth about Islam, and Islam tells the truth about Judaism and Christianity. There are points for discussion, but not for conflict.
PLEASE read this book; you don't even need to come to it with an open mind.
This book will open your mind.

I bought this book hoping to learn more about Islam. But as I started to read the book it was more of a -how to convert your Muslim friends to Christianity- book. I am not interested in converting Muslims to Christianity, but if you are, this book would be helpful. It helps to show the similarities between the two religions, but talks about showing Muslims the way of Christ and the Bible more than it does explain Islam. The info on this book should have been more specific on what it was about.