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Islam and the West Islam and the West Christopher J. Walker x, 278 p., [8] leaves of plates ; 25 cm OL13073540W
Breaking the Islam code Breaking the Islam code J. D. Greear World events won't let North Americans ignore Muslims anymore. Whether those Muslims are villagers in Iraq or neighbors down the street, Breaking the Islam Code offers everyday Christians profound in… OL13806362W
The crucifixion and the Qur'an The crucifixion and the Qur'an Todd Lawson Many Muslims and Christians believe that the Qur'an denies the crucifixion of Jesus, and, with it, one of the most sacred tenets of Christianity. However, it is only mentioned in one verse - "They di… OL13848120W
Islam, modernity, and the human sciences Islam, modernity, and the human sciences Ali Hassan Zaidi "This book discloses a largely unnoticed dialogue between Muslim and Western social thought on the search for meaning and transcendence in the human sciences. The disclosure is accomplished by a comp… OL15910107W
Killing Christians Killing Christians Tom Doyle Could you retain your faith even if it meant losing your life? Your family’s lives? To many Christians in the Middle East today, a “momentary, light affliction” means enduring only torture instead… OL17365401W
Christian Martyrs under Islam Christian Martyrs under Islam Christian C. Sahner How did the medieval Middle East transform from a majority-Christian world to a majority-Muslim world, and what role did violence play in this process? Christian Martyrs under Islam explains how Chri… OL18023409W
The last crusaders The last crusaders Barnaby Rogerson The Crusades were the bridge between medieval and modern history, between feudalism and colonialism. In many ways, the little explored later Crusades were the most significant of them all, for they m… OL18584444W
Captain America and the crusade against evil Captain America and the crusade against evil John Shelton Lawrence,Robert Jewett "Arguing that the superhero is the antidemocratic counterpart of the classical "monomyth" described by Joseph Campbell, the authors show that the American version of the monomyth derives from tales o… OL1945166W
God's battalions God's battalions Rodney Stark In God's Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian … OL19853160W
The Islamic Jesus The Islamic Jesus Mustafa Akyol Looks at the Islamic view of Jesus, exploring its origins in the seventh century and how it relates to the views of the Jews and Christians of the day. OL20048144W
World religions in dialogue World religions in dialogue Pim Valkenberg Provides insider and outsider perspectives on four major non-Christian world religions through dialogue between Christian scholars of these religions and Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and Jewish scholars … OL20957525W
Christian exegesis of the Qurʼān Christian exegesis of the Qurʼān J. Scott Bridger Can Christians read biblical meaning into qur'ānic texts? Does this violate the intent of those passages? What about making positive reference to the Qur'ān in the context of an evangelistic presenta… OL20974372W
Empires of the sea Empires of the sea Roger Crowley A thrilling account of the brutal decades-long battle between Christendom and Islam for the soul of Europe. This struggle's brutal climax came between 1565 and 1571, seven years that witnessed a figh… OL27957432W
Worlds at War Worlds at War Anthony Pagden Spanning two and a half millennia, Anthony Pagden's mesmerizing Worlds at War delves deep into the roots of the "clash of civilizations" between East and West that has always been a battle over ideas… OL2909760W
Flight of the Intellectuals Flight of the Intellectuals Paul Berman Twenty years ago, Ayatollah Khomeini called for the assassination of Salman Rushdie--and writers around the world instinctively rallied to Rushdie's defense. Today, according to writer Paul Berman, "… OL2938694W
The Prophet & the Messiah The Prophet & the Messiah C. G. Moucarry "In an age of media distortion and widespread stereotypes, both Christians and Muslims need a greater understanding of each other's faith. What do Christians believe about the Bible? What do Muslims … OL3024206W
We are all Moors We are all Moors Anouar Majid An alternate history of xenophobia and how we must overcome it together In We Are All Moors, Anouar Majid contends that the acrimonious debates about immigration and Islam in the West are the cult… OL4025201W
Reaching Muslims for Christ Reaching Muslims for Christ William J. Saal Muslims: they're unreachable, right? Wrong! Today's Christian is typically uninformed about the way Muslims think and may underestimate their receptivity to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Reaching Musli… OL4066314W
Empires of the Sea Empires of the Sea Roger Crowley In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes. This would prove to be the opening sh… OL8387089W
Beautiful Names of ALLAH Mentioned in the Bible Beautiful Names of ALLAH Mentioned in the Bible Beautiful Names of ALLAH mentioned in the Bible Dr. S.M. Mohiuddin Habeebi Syed Ahsan Habibi An Outstanding Work and Amazing Research, which has been accomplished to Unite Humanity on the basis of Commonality in Belief and Reality that there is only One True God - ALLAH , the Message of Whom… OL9719426W
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