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Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross » (REV)

Book cover image of Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross by Norman L. Geisler

Authors: Norman L. Geisler, Abdul Saleeb
ISBN-13: 9780801064302, ISBN-10: 0801064309
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Date Published: August 2002
Edition: REV

Author Biography: Norman L. Geisler

Norman L. Geisler, PhD, is cofounder and longtime dean of Southern Evangelical Seminary and the author of more than fifty books, including the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics.

Abdul Saleeb is a former Muslim who has intensively studied differences between Christianity and Islam.

Book Synopsis

Answering Islam evaluates the claims of orthodox Islam from a Christian point of view, appealing especially to the Qur'an and the Bible. The authors, a Christian apologist and a former Muslim, provide apologetic answers to prepare Christians for ministry in the Islamic context. This second edition contains two new appendices, a new preface written in light of September 11, 2001, and updated information throughout.

"This book is a theological masterpiece, the most lucid and comprehensive theological analysis and critique of Islam from a Christian perspective I have ever seen. It is invaluable as a tool for understanding the most serious religious challenge to Christianity in the modern world." R. C. Sproul, Ligonier Ministries

	Preface to Second Edition	7
	Acknowledgments	9
	Introduction	11
Part 1	The Basic Doctrines of Orthodox Islam
1.	Understanding Islamic Monotheism	15
2.	The Islamic View of Creation and Man	34
3.	Prophets	52
4.	Muhammad	70
5.	The Qur'an	91
6.	Endtimes and Salvation	109
Part 2	A Christian Response to Basic Muslim Beliefs
7.	An Evaluation of Islamic Monotheism	135
8.	An Evaluation of Muhammad	151
9.	An Evaluation of the Qur'an	183
Part 3	A Positive Defense of the Christian Perspective
10.	A Defense of the Bible	213
11.	A Defense of the Deity of Christ	233
12.	A Defense of the Trinity	263
13.	A Defense of Salvation by the Cross	278
Appendix 1	Muslim Sects and Movements	295
Appendix 2	Muslim Religious Practices	301
Appendix 3	The Gospel of Barnabas	303
Appendix 4	Popular Muslim Accusations against the New Testament	309
Appendix 5	Islam and Violence	319
Appendix 6	Black Islam	331
	Glossary	337
	Bibliography	343
	Suggested Reading	349
	Index of Qur'anic Suras	351
	Index of Persons	357
	Index of Subjects	363