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Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs

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Kregel Publications, Apr 14, 2009 - Religion - 283 pages
An updated and expanded edition of a best-selling and award-winning bookRaised as Sunni Muslims, their father a leader in their local mosque, brothers Ergun and Emir Caner were immersed in Islam. Now Christians, respected evangelical scholars, and theologians, the Caner brothers are fully qualified to present an inside view of the Muslim life. In this updated edition of their bestselling book, the authors provide a sympathetic and realistic analysis of Islam's practices, ethics, and beliefs, and outline the principle differences between Islam and Christianity.
  

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Review: Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs

User Review  - Dianne Wilson - Goodreads

Very informative if you really want to know the proper way to reach out to the Muslim. There are very useful tips in ways to start a dialog without being unknowingly offensive. Essentially, how to ... Read full review

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User Review  - Sam - Goodreads

Very good book. It can be a bit monotonous at times, but written by very intelligent ex-Islamic brothers with a heart for Christ. It was helpful to me and helped me to understand that there are many ... Read full review

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Contents

Foreword
11
A Man of Granite
13
Acknowledgments
21
Chilling Words in a Frightening World
23
Security Politics and Jihad
29
Muhammad The Militant Messenger
38
The Story of Islam A Trail of Blood
65
The Qurʾan Mother of Books
81
11 Islamic Sects and Splinters
161
The Illusion of Religious Liberty Terrorism from Within
172
The Bloodshed of Jihad
181
Clash of Cultures Christianity Through the Eyes of the Typical Muslim
199
Jesus According to the Qurʾan
211
Inside the Muslim Earning a Hearing and Winning a Soul
222
That Camel Just Wont Hunt Collateral Damage in the Culture Wars over Islam
234
Freedom and the Conscience of the Nation A Nod to the Gipper
245

Sunnah and Hadith The Other Books
93
Allah Names of Terror Names of Glory
102
Fundamentals The Five Pillars
120
Women Love Marriage and Property
132
Salvation Mathematical Righteousness
142
Holy Days A Calendar of Islamic Community
152
Topical Index to the Qurʾan
261
Free Will Fatalism and the Qurʾan
266
Christianity and Islam A Comparison of Beliefs
268
Glossary of Arabic Islamic Terms
272
Index
276
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About the author (2009)

Ergun Mehmet Caner (Th.M., Southeastern Seminary; Th.D., University of South Africa) is Dean of the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and Professor of Theology and Church History at Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia. During his seventeen years as a pastor and now as an educator, Dr. Caner has lectured on apologetics, world religions, and theology in eleven countries and has been interviewed on CNN, The 700 Club, and the BBC, among many others. He is the co-author of the best-selling book Unveiling Islam, along with many other books on Global Apologetics.

Emir Fethi Caner (Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington) is currently dean of The College at Southwestern (Southwestern Seminary) as well as professor of history and director of the Center for Free Church Studies. An award-winning and best-selling author, he speaks regularly on apologetics, world religions, and theology around the world and on such media outlets as NPR, PAX, and Billy Graham's Decision Today radio program. His past experience includes pastoring, overseas missions, and church planting.

Richard Land, Princeton and Oxford educated, has served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission since 1988. In 2005, Land was featured in Time magazine as one of "The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America.

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