Problem . At the beginning of this century Islam was confined to some geographical areas in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Dr. Samuel Zwemer in his writings claimed that Islam was a dying religion because it had within it "the germs of death." This claim is no longer valid as Islam h…
This dissertation evaluates Bill Bright's theology of evangelism and methodology of discipleship to determine whether he was orthodox in his beliefs. Chapter 1 introduces criticisms made regarding Bright's beliefs and practices. Chapter 2 looks at the life of Bill Bright by cove…
This dissertation analyzes the integration of apologetics and evangelism in the ministry of Reuben Archer Torrey (1856–1928). Chapter 1 introduces Torrey's ministry through selections of his using apologetics in evangelistic encounters. Previous Torrey research is referenced to …
The purpose of this paper is to develop systematically an in-depth understanding of the tlawmngaihna worldview to work toward a critical transformation of the church and society. The second objective is to create a new way of theologizing that is consistent with biblical and the…
This dissertation traces the Gospel Missionary Society origins of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA). The church was established when the Gospel missionary Society (GMS) from the United States of America (USA) and the Church of Scotland Mission (CSM) from Scotland mer…
This research project explores Biblical, Qur'anic, Hindu, and historical perspectives of the Christian Churches including the Bengali Christians on the assurance of salvation in order to equip the Bengali Christians with the assurance of salvation for evangelism by the Bengali C…
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine Phil Parshall's contextualized missionary approach to Muslim evangelism. Prior to this research, no definitive study on Parshall and his methodology had been completed. The dissertation follows his life and ministry development; the…
In the pluralistic environment of the United States Navy, a new neighbor, Islam, has appeared within the community--a faith group that had traditionally been on the periphery of the military society as a silent unobtrusive member. In the past, the number of Muslims in the United…
The purpose of this study was to design an intervention that supports cognitive and attitudinal changes in Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) Churches towards evangelism of Muslims in Kano State. Survey questionnaires assessed the attitudes of these churches toward reachin…
In general, Islamic studies have focused mainly on exploring Islamic doctrines, historical developments of Islamic ideologies, philosophies, mysticism, arts, Islamic laws, political states and the like (Kim 2001:1). This tendency in Islamic studies, however, lacks practical dime…
The study explores the issues that have caused conflict between Muslims and Christians in Northern Nigeria. It focuses on how historical, cultural and political factors have influenced current Muslim-Christian relations. Within this context, the church's mandate to evangelize Mu…