The Illustrated World's Religions--Chapter VI
Chapter VI ("Islam") Questions to Guide Your Study:
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What is the meaning
of Allah (page 146)?
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Why can it be
said that
Islam and Judaism spring from the same vine (page 146)?
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Consider the
views and experiences of Islam vs. Christianity
vs. the Restoration movement. What
are
their
respective
stories regarding
prophets (page
148)? The miracles of their founders (page 151)? Violence toward the
new religion (page 151)? The
growth of the
movement (page 151)?
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What's the
"Great Commission"
of Christianity? Of Islam (page 149)?
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What is
"The Standing
Miracle" (pages 154-155) of Islam? What's the
traditional
Muslims' view of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles?
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How do the four
basic theological concepts of Islam (related to God, Creation, Human
Nature and the Day of Judgment-pages
157-159)
compare to
Christian beliefs? How do they compare to your personal beliefs?
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What are
"The
Five
Pillars of Islam" (pages 160-163) and are there
Christian parallels?
Which, if any, of
the Five Pillars can you accept as a Christian and
member of the
Restoration
movement?
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What are the
four social teachings of Islam, according to Huston Smith (pages
164-167)? Which, if any, of these do you have a problem accepting?
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What is Sufism
(pages 170-175)? How does mysticism and symbolism relate to Sufism?
What does "remembering" have to do with Sufism (page 175)?
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When
considering Islam and Christianity, which has the greater history of violence
and holy wars (page 169)? What do you think the future
holds for the
two religions and
their relationship to each other (page 177)?
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