Redcliffe Issue 5 Editors: Jonathan Ingleby and Rob Hay
The Rev Colin Chapman, well known throughout the Christian world for his writings on Islam and the Middle East, provides the main input for this edition.
Articles 1 and 2 are reproductions of this year’s Redcliffe Lectures on Contemporary Christianity, given by Colin, and we commend them as a very comprehensive and thoughtful discussion of issues which deserve our closest attention as Christians trying to be faithful to God’s mission in the twenty first century.
Because the articles are much longer than those usually published, we have also included edited versions (Articles 3 and 4). Readers ‘on the run’ may find these helpful.
Two other brief articles, one on Christian-Muslim relationships (Article 5) and one on the church in post-war Iraq (Article 6) complete the edition.
Experienced readers will soon discern that Colin Chapman, in particular, is coming from one side of a very definite fence in the evangelical discourse about Islam and the Middle East. They will also know that this debate has tended to be highly controversial.
Please, whoever you are, feel free to respond. We welcome debate, and feel that one of the great advantages of an Ezine is that it makes this debate possible.
Article 1: 'Islamic Terrorism': How should Christians & the West respond? (Rev Colin Chapman)
Article 2: Israel and Palestine: Where is God in the conflict? (Rev Colin Chapman)
Article 3: 'Islamic Terrorism': How should Christians & the West respond? (Rev Colin Chapman)
Article 4: Israel and Palestine: Where is God in the conflict? (Rev Colin Chapman)
Article 5: Muslims - Friends or Enemies. (Dr Jonathan Ingleby, 1548 words)
Article 6: The Church in One Small Corner of Post-War Iraq. (Clare W Henton)
The Rev Colin Chapman, well known throughout the Christian world for his writings on Islam and the Middle East, provides the main input for this edition.
Articles 1 and 2 are reproductions of this year’s Redcliffe Lectures on Contemporary Christianity, given by Colin, and we commend them as a very comprehensive and thoughtful discussion of issues which deserve our closest attention as Christians trying to be faithful to God’s mission in the twenty first century. Because the articles are much longer than those usually published, we have also included edited versions (Articles 3 and 4). Readers ‘on the run’ may find these helpful.
Two other brief articles, one on Christian-Muslim relationships (Article 5) and one on the church in post-war Iraq (Article 6) complete the edition.
Experienced readers will soon discern that Colin Chapman, in particular, is coming from one side of a very definite fence in the evangelical discourse about Islam and the Middle East. They will also know that this debate has tended to be highly controversial.
Please, whoever you are, feel free to respond. We welcome debate, and feel that one of the great advantages of an Ezine is that it makes this debate possible.
Article 1: 'Islamic Terrorism': How should Christians & the West respond? (Rev Colin Chapman)
Article 2: Israel and Palestine: Where is God in the conflict? (Rev Colin Chapman)
Article 3: 'Islamic Terrorism': How should Christians & the West respond? (Rev Colin Chapman)
Article 4: Israel and Palestine: Where is God in the conflict? (Rev Colin Chapman)
Article 5: Muslims - Friends or Enemies. (Dr Jonathan Ingleby, 1548 words)
Article 6: The Church in One Small Corner of Post-War Iraq. (Clare W Henton)
Comments
Is it the Imam (rather than Iman) of Jerusalem? The Arabs cud probably cite historical incidences of 'terrorism' by the Israelites as well but where will it all end?
Perhaps its time to creatively look for fresh solutions that move beyond the violence and rhetoric...
sure, of course we should advocate looking for fresh solutions. Nevertheless, how can solutions work unless the problem is adequately defined? If, as the article insinuates, the Jews have been advocated land disproportionate to their population, then wouldn't the pressure be on Israel to cede more land so as to balance the perceived inequality? Similarly, the portrayal of Palestinians as being evicted from their land without balance in the form of their voluntary leaving of their homes during the 6-day war (?) due to Arab propaganda, plus the numerous expulsions of Jews from all Arab lands (Egypt, Iraw, Iran etc) will skew the equation as if Israel is mostly to blame and not the Arab countries too.
As for leaning to "covenant theology", the issue is not one of CT vs Dispensationalism. Rather, it is matter of historical facts. Just because Dispensationalism is wrong does not mean Israel is wrong. Certainly, Israel is not faultless, but are the Palestinians any better? In fact, they are much worse.
As an aside, have you seen the FOX news exclusive entitled Escape from Hamas, which can be found on Youtube? Musab Hassan Yousef I think does show the type of religious education Palestinians have. With such hatred being taught to Palestinians, how can you expect any peaceful resolution? Any peaceful resolution has to involve the removal of such teaching of hatred.
Oh, it is actually not the Imam. Rather, it is the Grand Mufti Al Husseini of Jerusalem. See this article(http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/2543) for more of the background information on the recent rise of Anti-Semitism in the Islamic world. For more information on Israel, you may wish to check out this e-book by Walid Shoebat (http://www.answering-islam.org/Walid/israel.htm), a former Palestinian Muslim who has come to see the truth.