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Summary: lacks objectivity & truth
Review: The work of Mishaal ibn Abdullah, an opponent, defaced the credibility of this book by rebutting it 'point-by-point'. Only then did I realize the seriousness of the misrepresentation involved in this one. If you're looking to debate with muslims, this is NOT a book you'd want to prepare with! Matthew 15:11
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Summary: Not based on fact and logic
Review: I read The Bible The Koran and Science by Maurice Bucaille and it made a lot of sense. The facts in the book are presented very well. I read this book and it seems to me that the author is trying to find a way to discredit the findings of Dr. Bucaille. This book does not hold well together logically. After reading Dr. Bucaille's book I studied Islam and everything he said in his book about the Koran is true. This book on the other hand tries to make an agrument where there is none
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Summary: At last some real discussion instead of PC platitudes
Review: All religions are not equal, and this book finally looks at Islam with a clear Christian eye -- the eye that built Western civilization. Some religions countenance murder and female slavery as part of their basic tenets, and Christians need to confront these challenges to Western civilization. America has made a virtue out of assimilating various cultures in the past, but in the past assimilation was made easy because most of those imported cultures upheld Christian values. In fact, all the rights of Western civilization were built on Jesus' insistence on the equality of each human soul. This led to the establishment of our courts, our tolerance, our support for human rights. These days, however, the beneficiaries of this tolerant culture are undermining it from within by importing intolerant, anti-human-rights religions under the mantra of diversity. The US is soon going to find out what diversity really means when Muslims start insisting on implementing their own Sharia brand of law and on allowing female slavery aka polygamy. These are the rights (Sharia, sexual coercion of females aka polygamy) allowed under Islam, and I have yet to hear any imam deny this. As these authors so trenchantly point out, the basic tenets of the Koran as well as the example of the Prophet's life are intolerant towards other religions and towards the rights of women. The US's 250 year old cocoon of the freedom from ethnic strife and of being protected from primitive societies by vast oceans, is under serious challenge by State Dept officials who think that ethnic means only a new kind of restaurant. Despite the ignorance of the PC bureaucrats, the authors of the book under review are unafraid of confronting the danger that Islam offers to Christian nations.
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Summary: Islam:Allah Jehova
Review: This book is a good read. I have read Geisler's book about Apologetics and that book requires much more concentration for comprehension.
Geisler presents the differences in the Bible believing Christians and Koran believing Islam's. The book tells of those beliefs generally held by Sunni and Shiite. Shiite believe the leadership flows from Muhammad to Mohammed's grandson et. . The difference between fundamental Islam doctrines are not covered, because doctrinal differences with Christianity are the same. The first two hundred pages is a presentation the two faiths differences ( Christian and Islam ). The rest of the book is the argument about the truth of Christianity.
This book is not about the superiority of Western culture over Middle East Culture. I am pretty sure the author sees none. It is about the source of the two faiths. How the two faiths view God and each others theology. Can a man living on this earth have a relationship with God? Can God be three persons and yet be one God.? Christianity argues yes. Mohammed said no. How is Jehovah different from Allah? Geisler argues the God of the Old Testament is a much more caring God than the one described in the Koran. The Koran teaches that Allah was the God of Adam, Moses , and Abraham. But it also argues that the Old Testament has been corrupted through time. Islam clerics argue that the Koran has not. The point being the Koran argues for a different "God" and a different truth about Old Testament figures.
Geisler cautions very few passages in the Koran deal with Jesus, but these passages argue that Jesus was a prophet second to Mohammed. That Allah would never allow one of his devoted followers to die such a shameful death. That Allah only made it appear that Jesus died on the cross. Geisler tells about many different arguments that clerics give how the deception was carried out.
Also in the book is the difference in views about the nature of Man's disobedience to God. Evangelical Christians believe man cannot over come his own disobedience through service to God and/or good deeds. Islam teaches that entry into a spiritual afterlife paradise does depend on man's ability to have more plusses than minuses. One who practices Islam does not believe in a need for a redeemer.
Geisler also details the difference in how the Koran and the Bible were put together.
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Summary: Informative and then some
Review: Taking an apologetic view of Islam and Christianity, this book offers something for everyone. Answering Islam is broken out into three main parts to help one understand the different religions. It describes the foundation of the Orthodox Islamic religion followed by the Christian Response to Basic Muslim Beliefs and then closed out by A Positive Defense of the Christian Perspective. To provide a non-biased opinion, the book was written by a Muslim and a Christian author. The book gets into a lot of detail about how the Islamic religion came into being and how it was developed. It then proceeds to show how Christianity compares and contrasts to Islam. This is a great benefit for anyone who has a heart for ministering or just understanding the Islamic religion. To close out the main portion of the book, the reader is brought into the Christian view and shown how to defend Christianity to a follower of Islam. Answering Islam is a must read for missionaries or future missionaries that will encounter Muslim believers. It is a great source of information for those that desire to know more about Islam and their belief system. It is also a great fact filled book for those wanting to know more about Christianity or Cross-Culturalism. Regardless of which area you might fall into, this book is a definite addition to any home library.
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Summary: Excellent CHRISTIAN Primer for Responding to Islam!!
Review: If you as a Christian are looking for a good book to help you discuss differences of belief with a Muslim friend, then look no more! This volume is an excellent summary by a noted Christian apologist. It is a great start on understanding Islamic beliefs from a Christian perspective. It must be understood from the outset that this book has a definite Christian bias. It is not likely to be warmly accepted by Muslims, nor is that kind of reception its intent. This volume is a Christian apologetic work, summarizing Islam, identifying weaknesses in its major beliefs, then elaborating on the ways in which Christianity is superior to it. Geisler and Saleeb (a former Muslim) begin by describing the Islamic positions on monotheism, creation, prophets, Muhammad, the Quran, and the end of time. They then move to responding from a Christian viewpoint to these positions. The subjects of monotheism, Muhammad, and the Quran are given particular attention. Geisler and Saleeb conclude the main body of their work with a defense of the Bible, the deity of Jesus, the trinity, and the substitutionary death of Christ. Four helpful appendices are included. They describe Muslim sects, religious practices, the Gospel of Barnabas, and Islamic objections to the authority of the New Testament. For a Christian wanting to share his faith relationally with a Muslim friend, this volume is the one to buy!
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