Christian Violence Against Muslims
There’s no denying that violence has an unfortunate place in Muslim and Christian history, but too often our historical narratives are laden with denial. Common presumptions position Islam as the […]
Author: Brent Hamoud
Magical Power in a Name? A Case for Using ‘Isa in Arabic Translations of the Bible
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. (Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2) As Juliet agonizes over her […]
Loving Muslims During Ramadan
Muslims around the world are in the final week of Ramadan. Many Christians I know, and Evangelicals particularly, are not positively inclined toward Muslims. Islam and Muslims are widely demonized and […]
Mission: Self Sacrificial Service or Imperialistic Conceit?(Part 2)
This is Part 2 of an article originally published by ABTS. Read Part 1 here. Though the critique of the history of “mission” should be heard and heeded, it is […]
Mission: Self Sacrificial Service or Imperialistic Conceit? (Part 1)
I imagine that for most readers the word “mission” evokes positive connotations of self-sacrificial giving and heroic exploits of missionaries of a by-gone era. Early Protestant missionaries to the Middle […]
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 […]
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 […]