Meet the new Christians: Muslim refugees in Europe
Historically, religious conversions in Europe have always come with a strong odor of coercion. In countries dominated by Catholics during the Middle Ages, Jews were often compelled to convert to […]
A Covenantal Alternative to Christian Zionism
Editorial Note: This post is based on a talk by Colin Chapman which takes a deep look at the theology of land and covenant offering Christ-centric biblical perspectives. Challenges to […]
Myth: Allah is not the God of the Bible
Editorial note: This article from Martin Accad’s recent book continues an important conversation on the “Same God” debate. To compare a variety of perspectives on this issue check out these […]
Four More Myths that Divide Muslims and Christians
Myth #2: Muslims demean Jesus This second myth is more widespread among the common Christian than among scholars. Because most Christians know that Muslims do not believe in the deity […]
4 Christian Responses to Supremacist Ideology
The recent massacre of Muslim worshipers in New Zealand was the manifestation of a growing global phenomenon which has been described as nationalist populism, white nationalism, extreme supremacist ideology, xenophobia, […]
Reclaiming Discourse about Islam in the Church
This post first appeared as “We Need to Reclaim the Discourse about Islam in the Church” which was posted on the ABTS blog on March 21, 2019. By now, everyone […]
Response to ISIS Brides
The full version of this article first appeared February 28, 2019 at Christianity Today as “Should ISIS Brides Be Treated Like the Prodigal Son?” N. T. Wright, the esteemed theologian […]
The US Embassy in Jerusalem: What’s the Big Deal?
For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; […]
Overcoming Fear of Terrorist Attacks
I still remember the exact feeling in my stomach when I watched those planes crash into the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001. I watched the TV in horror and […]
From Hate to Love Through War
I was born in the same year Lebanon entered into what would become sixteen years of civil war. During the years of Syrian occupation, our people were killed, our women […]