Islam Vs Christianity Research Paper
APOLOGETICS APPLICATION PAPER
ISLAM VERSUS CHRISTIANITY: WHICH IS TRUE?
Marilyn J. Adams
APOL 500
July 5, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………..........3
MUHAMMAD’S BACKGROUND…………………………………………………………3
BACKGROUND OF ISLAM………….………………………………………...................4
THE QURAN…………….……………………………………………………..............4
THEMES IN THE QURAN REVELATIONS………………………………………..............5
CHRISTIANITY IN THE QURAN………………………………………………………….5
ISLAMIC BELIEFS AND WORSHIP PRACTICES……………………………………………6
AGREEMENTS/DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH…………………………7
WORLDVIEW OF ISLAM………………………………………………………………..8
TESTING THE WORLDVIEW……………………………………………………………8
CHARGES MUSLIMS MAKE AGAINST CHRISTIANITY………………………………….11
CHRISTIANITY: THE DEFENSE…………………………………………………………13 …show more content…
There is no factual accuracy in the Muslim’s identification of Jesus. They confirm He is the Messiah, but their definition of the Messiah was not one that died and was raised from the dead, as proven by historians and scholars. They saw him as a prophet, on the same level as Muhammad. This is another failed criterion.
Fifth, is there existential viability? For a worldview to be a likely candidate for truth, its essential beliefs must be viable. It is a confirmed fact that Jesus was crucified on the cross, confirmed by scholars and historians both. Since Islam denies this fact, they fail this criterion also.
Sixth, is there intellectual and cultural fecundity? Is this worldview (1) truly explanatory, (2) internally consistent, (3) coherent, (4) factually adequate, and (5) existentially viable, then it should inspire cultural and intellectual discovery, creativity and productivity. Just because Islam has a large following globally and has produced a great civilization, does not make this criterion true. It must not fail any of the previous tests, which it did. Cultural success cannot count decisively in its
ISLAM VERSUS CHRISTIANITY: WHICH IS TRUE?
Marilyn J. Adams
APOL 500
July 5, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………..........3
MUHAMMAD’S BACKGROUND…………………………………………………………3
BACKGROUND OF ISLAM………….………………………………………...................4
THE QURAN…………….……………………………………………………..............4
THEMES IN THE QURAN REVELATIONS………………………………………..............5
CHRISTIANITY IN THE QURAN………………………………………………………….5
ISLAMIC BELIEFS AND WORSHIP PRACTICES……………………………………………6
AGREEMENTS/DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH…………………………7
WORLDVIEW OF ISLAM………………………………………………………………..8
TESTING THE WORLDVIEW……………………………………………………………8
CHARGES MUSLIMS MAKE AGAINST CHRISTIANITY………………………………….11
CHRISTIANITY: THE DEFENSE…………………………………………………………13 …show more content…
There is no factual accuracy in the Muslim’s identification of Jesus. They confirm He is the Messiah, but their definition of the Messiah was not one that died and was raised from the dead, as proven by historians and scholars. They saw him as a prophet, on the same level as Muhammad. This is another failed criterion.
Fifth, is there existential viability? For a worldview to be a likely candidate for truth, its essential beliefs must be viable. It is a confirmed fact that Jesus was crucified on the cross, confirmed by scholars and historians both. Since Islam denies this fact, they fail this criterion also.
Sixth, is there intellectual and cultural fecundity? Is this worldview (1) truly explanatory, (2) internally consistent, (3) coherent, (4) factually adequate, and (5) existentially viable, then it should inspire cultural and intellectual discovery, creativity and productivity. Just because Islam has a large following globally and has produced a great civilization, does not make this criterion true. It must not fail any of the previous tests, which it did. Cultural success cannot count decisively in its