Helps readers understand the distinctive Christian view of God in the context of resurgent Islam, establishing an overview of Islam--what it is and how it arose--and discusses its five pillars, as well as the role of religious violence in the context of the Christian-Muslim relationship from the era of the Crusades onward. Original. An articulate presentation of the distinctive Christian understanding of God in the context of resurgent Islam, aimed at helping Christian believers speak and live the truth in love and learn how to interact with Muslim ideas in an increasingly pluralistic culture. P R E FAC E / 9 I N T R O D U C T I O N / 1 1 C H A P T E R O N E / 1 9 What Is Islam? C H A P T E R T W O / 4 1 Ties That Bind, Scars That Hurt C H A P T E R T H R E E / 5 5 Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad? C H A P T E R F O U R / 6 9 Why the Trinity Matters C H A P T E R F I V E / 8 9 Jesus with Freckles? C H A P T E R S I X / 1 0 5 Grace for the Straight Path C H A P T E R S E V E N / 1 2 5 Truth to Tell A P P E N D I X / 1 4 1 The Nicene Creed F O R F U RT H E R R E A D I N G / 1 4 3 G L O S S A RY O F K E Y T E R M S / 1 4 7