Cross and Crescent: Responding to the Challenge of Islam

Cross and Crescent: Responding to the Challenge of Islam
by Colin Gilbert Chapman

Cross and Crescent: Responding to the Challenge of Islam
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Author: Colin Gilbert Chapman
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-28
ISBN: 0830834850
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: IVP Books

Book Reviews of Cross and Crescent: Responding to the Challenge of Islam

Book Review: Valuable, but leaves me wanting more...
Summary: 3 Stars

For many and obvious reasons good books by competent Christian authors addressing a resurgent Islam are no longer scarce. Overall, this is a most helpful development. But perhaps there is a downside, for instance, some genuinely good books are bound to suffer by comparison. Colin Chapman's Cross and Crescent is one such book. Although well written and brimming with useful information and practical advice, yet, at just about every point along the way, I kept thinking of other titles that dealt with the issue at hand in greater depth or with more specificity. While Chapman is eminently qualified to write this kind of book and models not only knowledge of his subject but careful and nuanced engagement, practical application, and a caring, compassionate tone; I still struggle to know how to endorse this book.

Don't misunderstand; this is a good book, a very good one. But it is not what I consider `a stand alone book'. That is, I am honestly glad to have read it, but with so much in note form and containing so many summaries of the work and insights of others, I can only think of it as supplementing other good books on this topic. Chapman's Cross and Crescent is helpful: it is accessible; it is evangelical in its commitments; it challenges western stereotypes, outlines the basic tenets of Islamic belief, sheds light on the practice and cultural-religious outlook of Muslims globally, and it considers different ways of sharing Christian faith with Muslims. However, it just too often feels like one is reading from a syllabus or course notes; the content is valuable, not to mention well laid-out, but brevity of treatment leaves you wanting more and having to look elsewhere for it. (Perhaps the author will oblige us by following up this volume with more in-depth treatments? I'd certainly endorse that).

Summary of Cross and Crescent: Responding to the Challenge of Islam

Is the Muslim my neighbor?

For increasing numbers of Christians, the answer to that question is yes. The crescent, emblem of the Islamic faith recognized throughout the world, is gaining prominence in the West, bringing with it the collision of worldviews.

When the cross meets the crescent, what ought to happen? In the newly revised classic Cross and Crescent, Colin Chapman brings remarkable sensitivity and humanity to a question that too often incites hostility and suspicion. He introduces Islam in its historical context, its theological assumptions and, most important, its common practice in the West. In this comprehensive, gracious introduction to Islam, you will meet the Muslims in your community and learn how to love these neighbors as yourself.

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