theology
Doctrinal studies addressing key themes in Christian belief through Scripture and sound exegesis.
A Topical Study of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
Foreword Robert C. Douglas Ph.D. The challenge which Islam presents to the Christian community is enormous, one worthy of our best response in faith and love. But to provide that kind of response Christians need to do all they can to understand Islam. The Qur'an, Islam'
Are Muslims Fideists? Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. We need to define the word before we can deal with the question. A fideist is a person who stresses faith without requiring reasons for believing. It is defined by the online dictionary as "Reliance on faith alone rather than scientific reasoning or
Islam and Truth Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. The more I learn of Islam I have been led to conclude the following: Islam accepts fictions as fact and rejects facts as fiction. This proposition can be seen in the following examples. 1. Mohammed was confused about the request for water in the
The Real Difference between Islam and Christian Faith Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. So much of what I read from Muslims involves the goal of destroying credibility for Christian faith. There is much written by Christians to refute Muslim claims. For the moment, lets not go to either option. Lets just look at the real issue of
Rules of dialogue Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson I have been getting a somewhat steady flow of emails from Muslims critics, and sometimes they are impolite and abusiveand in some ways this is understandable. They are angry. They just read an article that critically examines their religion. Anger masks fear. However, it is better to
The Issue of Truth in Islam Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. I have an email from a Muslim who responded to one of my articles. He wrote, "You are telling me to doubt Mohammed (PBUH) but you will not doubt Paul and Constantine who are the founders of present day Christianity. Why would I
Islamic Martyrdom: The Economy of Death in the Quran Paid Members Public
Islamic Martyrdom? What a bargain! The Economy of Death in the Quran James M. Arlandson Yet another suicide-homicide bomber strikes Tel Aviv. A suicide car bomber in Iraq killed the most civilians (120) ever so far in a single blast. They were waiting to join the police and National Guard,
Jesus and Muhammad: Fifteen major differences Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Aggressive Islam is on the march. 9/11; violent protests over cartoons; many pushes to establish Islamic courts in Europe and Canada; demands to silence free speech, to criminalize criticism of the messenger of Allah; the President of Iran threatening to wipe Israel off the map, and