The "Chrislam" debate

This week a heated “Chrislam’’ battle is unfolding in the Catholic Church over Pope Francis’s joint document with Islamic leader Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar mosque, which says the “pluralism and the diversity of religions” are “willed by God in His wisdom”.

Did the God of the Bible, revealed in Jesus Christ, “will” Islam into being and raise up Mohammed as a or the prophet? In 2015 that was certainly the view of Westminster Abbey.

A lot depends on how you answer that question. Right now lives are being lost in attempts to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ among Muslims. Why should we bother if Islam is willed by God and Mohammed is one of his prophets?

When Mark Durie talks about Islam and Christianity, I listen. He’s a leading Christian authority on Islam. He has lived in Indonesia doing linguistic fieldwork among Muslims. He is the pastor of a congregation of muslim background believers in Melbourne, Australia.

His insights are based upon a careful understanding of the key Islamic texts. This series is a must for anyone working among Muslims.

In this series, Dr Mark Durie approaches understanding the Qu'ran as a text with its own distinct theology.
In this series, Dr Mark Durie approaches understanding the Qu'ran as a text with its own distinct theology.
In this series, Dr Mark Durie approaches understanding the Qu'ran as a text with its own distinctive theology.
In this series, Dr Mark Durie approaches understanding the Qu'ran as a text with its own distinct theology.
In this, Dr Mark Durie approaches understanding the Qu'ran as a text with its own distinct theology.
Steve Addison

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