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We live at a time when religious diversity has become a fact of life in our globalized societies. Yet Christian engagement with Muslims remains complex, complicated by fear, misunderstanding and a history fraught with political and cultural tensions. These essays, drawn from the 2018 and 2019 Middle East Consultations hosted by the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary's Institute of Middle East Studies, engage the need for a carefully developed theological understanding of Islam, its origins and its sacred text. Weaving together the work of christian scholars of Islam, the Bible, theology and missiology, along with the insights of ministry practitioners, this book combines scholarly exploration with pertinent ministry practice, offering a rich framework for the church to continue its conversation about its engagement with Muslim communities and its proclamation of Christ worldwide.

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Martin Accad and Jonathan Andrews bring to us a new, yet proven approach to communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ with love and deep intellectual understanding of Islam. They bring us a wealth of knowledge and biblical truths on the best approach to reaching adherents of other religions. -Henri Aoun Strategic Outreach Projects Leader, LifeAgape International This is the fruit of a unique kind of collaboration between Christians who are engaging with Muslims and Islam in the Middle East and several other contexts. This new and original research and reflection pushes the boundaries in many different directions and should force Christians to think carefully about every aspect of their relations with Muslims. -Colin Chapman Former Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Near East School of Theology, Beirut, Lebanon The book offers a broad and multi-faceted approach to Islam from a range of authors with different perspectives, based on their own backgrounds and experiences. Its strength lies in its rigorous academic methodology, combined with a gentle love of Muslims and a humble commitment to Jesus and his gospel. -Bernie Power, ThD Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Melbourne School of Theology, Australia This book is a fantastic and unique accomplishment! Its comprehensive, multidimensional approach to Islam, its scholarly content which is also sensitive to real life testimonies, its respect for Muslims who are made in the image of God, and its call for preaching the good news of Christ, make this work an indispensable resource for any Christian interested in Christian-Muslim relations. -Sasan Tavassoli, PhD Co-Founder, Pars Theological Center For many years Martin Accad and the Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES) have been at the forefront of pioneering appropriate engagement between Christians and Muslims. This edited volume gives an account of the ground-breaking annual Middle Eastern Consultations (MEC) in 2018 and 2019, the second of which I attended, finding it to be one of the most stimulating events that I have had the privilege to attend. The proceedings of the consultations, jointly edited by Accad and Jonathan Andrews, are creatively presented, interspersed with testimonies, stories and poetry. -Phil Rawlings, PhD Co-Director, Manchester Centre for the Study of Christianity and Islam, Nazarene Theological College, Didsbury, Manchester, UK The Religious Other is truly a gold mine created out of the Middle East Consultations (MEC) 2018 and 2019. It is well worth digging deep into this expansive range of thought, values and experience, in order to mine the true gold which will provide a valuable currency and corrective framework for us as we envisage stepping into a new era of embracing the religious other and unveiling Jesus to them. Gordon Hickson Co-founder, Mahabba Network International

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MARTIN ACCAD has a DPhil from the University of Oxford, UK. He is Chief Academic Officer at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, Mansourieh, Lebanon, and Director of its Institute of Middle East Studies. He is also Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at ABTS and Affiliate Associate Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, USA. JONATHAN ANDREWS has been researching and writing about issues that impact the day-to-day lives of Middle Eastern Christians since 2003. He is an experienced author and editor of books addressing religious issues in the Middle East.

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