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Religions and mission in the Arab world
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Dear friends
As Christians, we believe in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. When talking about the Trinity with other Christians, I have regularly detected a certain fatigue about the issue - as if it is problematic!
Well, maybe it is problematic, but could that be our own fault? The idea that we might have to think and study in order to comprehend even a fraction of who God is, seems hard to many Christians. In our cultures, we want everything easy, an.jpg) d we want it preferably now. Why would we expect truth about the very being of God to be easy to know and comprehend?
The articles in this issue 6:3 (June 2010) of St Francis Magazine have renewed my enthusiasm for our great God! Most of the articles are related to Trinitarian matters. You will enjoy reading them, I believe. And they might help you communicate this great Gospel to your Muslim friends.
I have often heard and read that we should avoid talking about the Trinity with Muslims as long as possible – as if we have to avoid the most beautiful part of our Christian faith! And as if Muslims do not know we believe in a Trinity.
The next issue, the one of August 2010, will focus on concepts related to community and mission in the Arab World. If you like to submit your article on issues like koinonia and ummah and how they relate to our mission work, please contact me as soon as possible! May our one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be with us all.
John Stringer
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Let me know about new issues
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JUNE 2008: New mission book |
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.jpg) With a carefully suppressed modicum of pride I can present the first book with articles that have first appeared here on our webzine. The book is titled Doing Mission in the Arab World. It is the first in the Grassroots series of Interserve.
You are used to reading our articles online, but in case you like something on the bookshelves as well (like I do, to the dismay of my family members...) contact your nearest Interserve office; their addresses can be found HERE.
In this new edition of StFrancisMagazine we have a variety of articles, so that there is a fair chance that there will be something really useful for you:
What does the Qur’an teach about Jihad? (Barry Peters)
How did the Qur’an actually come about historically? (Phil Bourne)
What is that Arabic language of the Qur’an? (Jos M. Strengholt)
Mission cannot do without sacraments and creeds (Abu Daoud)
We must dialogue with Muslims (Colin Chapman)
The Sign of Jonah as a challenge to the Arab Church (Duane A. Miller)
Christian theological libraries in the Arab World (John Stringer)
Enjoy the reading, and let us know what you think.
Rev Dr John Stringer
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