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Good Intentions, Or Scriptural Principles in Missions Paid Members Public
Good Intentions, Or Scriptural Principles in Missions By Rev. Bassam Michael Madany Following World War II, Evangelicals held congresses and consultations to address plans for Christian missions in the new post-colonial era. Unfortunately, some began with the presupposition that Christian missions in Muslim lands have failed, for lack of
"From Religion to No Religion" Paid Members Public
“From Religion to No Religion” “Mina’l-Deen ilal-Ladeen” من الدين إلى اللادين A Syrian Muslim’s Retreat into Unbelief By Rev. Bassam M. Madany On 21 June, 2005, the reformist Kuwaiti website kwtanweer posted a very short, but important, autobiography of a Syrian intellectual by the name of
Learning from the "New" Maghrebi Christians Paid Members Public
Learning from the “New” Maghrebi Christians ظاهرة المسيحيين الجدد في دول المغرب العربي By Rev. Bassam M. Madany During the second half of the 20th century, Evangelicals spent a great deal of time and energy on the subject of contextualization, especially regarding missions to Muslims. At a Caucus on Missions
The Missiology of Kamil Abdul Messiah Paid Members Public
The Missiology of Kamil Abdul Messiah A Syrian Convert from Islam to Christianity By Rev. Bassam M. Madany One of the most moving stories of missions among Muslims was preserved for us by Dr. Henry H. Jessup, a Presbyterian missionary who labored in Beirut, Lebanon, for fifty three years during
Jacques Ellul's View of Islam & Dhimmitude Paid Members Public
Jacques Ellul’s View of Islam & Dhimmitude By Rev. Bassam M. Madany During the latter part of the twentieth century, I became aware of the writings of the French scholar Jacques Ellul. Two of his works, “The Technological Society” (reflecting his sociological analysis) and “The Meaning of the City”
The Myth of Islamophobia Paid Members Public
The Myth of Islamophobia “Khurafat al-Islamophobia” By Bassam Michael Madany During the lifetime of the USSR, it was customary for the Russian Communists and their fellow-travelers, to attempt to silence anyone who disagreed with their Marxist ideology. So, they resorted to vilifying their adversaries by painting them as
An Example of the New "Enlightened" Hermeneutics of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
An Example of the New “Enlightened” Hermeneutics of the Qur’an By Rev. Bassam M. Madany In my previous article dealing with the reform of Islam, “Toward a Tanweeri (Enlightened) Hermeneutics of the Qur’an,” I referred to an essay by a Muslim reformist scholar who advocated a complete break
Toward a Tanweeri (Enlightened) Hermeneutics of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
Toward a Tanweeri (Enlightened) Hermeneutics of the Qur’an By Rev. Bassam M. Madany Muslims have been grappling with the problem of tahdith (modernization) and tajdid (renewal) for around two centuries. Several attempts have been made to reform Islam, beginning with Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (1838-1897). Some reformers