Journey into Islam An Attempt to Awaken Christians in Africa

includes index and biblioraphy

ISLAM: AN OVERVIEW ............................................... 15 Basic Questions and Responses..................................... 15 The Starting Point.................................................... 15 Inside Islam............................................ 22 Christianity and the Muslims................................................... 34 Bibliography.............................................. 36 MONOTHEISM IN THE QUR`AN ................................. 38 Introduction................................. 38 Historical Background........................................ 39 Monotheism in the Qur`an....................................................... 52 Some Implications of Islamic Monotheism.............................. 62 Conclusion .............................................. 64 Bibliography.............................................................. 65 QURANIC CHRISTOLOGY .......................................... 66 Introduction................................................................ 66 The Origin of Jesus.................................................... 69 Some Qur`anic Names of Jesus................................................ 81 The Works of Jesus................................................... 91 Qur`anic Perspective of Jesus` Death........................................ 94 Trinity in the Qur`an............................. 99 Summary...................................................... 107 Bibliography............................................ 108 ISLAM IN AFRICA TODAY: SOME OBSERVATIONS............ 110 SHADES OF LEADERSHIP IN EARLY ISLAM ............... 128 PREACHING WITH ISLAM IN MIND........................... 144 Finding New Instruments for Dialogue in Africa.......................... 144 THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SPEAKS ON CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM DIALOGUE............................................ 155