TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chapman,Colin Gilbert
TI  - Cross and crescent: responding to the challenge of Islam 
SN  - 9781844741922 
AV  - BP 172 .C418 2007
U1  - 261.2/7 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Downers Grove, Ill.
PB  - IVP Books
KW  - Christianity and other religions
KW  - Islam
KW  -  Relations
KW  -  Christianity
KW  - Christianity
N1  - Previous ed.: 1995; Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-421) and index; Relating to our Muslim neighbors. Meeting face to face -- Appreciating Islamic culture -- Examining our attitudes -- Understanding Islam. What is Islam? -- Basic Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslims at prayer -- The life of Muhammad -- The Qur'an -- Tradition (hadith and sunna) -- Law (Shari'a) and theology (kalam) -- Sufism -- Folk Islam or popular Islam -- The spread and development of Islam -- Branches and movements within Islam -- Issues facing Muslims today -- Women in Islam -- "Islamic terrorism" -- Entering into discussion and dialogue. Questions and objections concerning Christian practice -- Social and political issues -- Questions and objections concerning Christian beliefs -- Guidelines in discussion with Muslims -- A deeper look at the main Muslim objections -- Learning from the controversies of the past -- Exploring dialogue -- Facing fundamental issues. Theological questions -- The Islamic view of Jesus -- The Qur'anic view of Christians -- Crucial differences : the parting of the ways -- Thinking Biblically about Islam -- Counting the cost of conversion -- Facing the political challenge of Islam -- Bearing witness to Jesus. Natural openings in everyday life -- Using the Bible -- Starting from the Qur'an -- Explaining Christian beliefs about Jesus -- Some issues facing Christians today
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0727/2007038402.html
ER  -