Too long the church
has been programmed to accept the inevitability of meager results in
its efforts toward Muslim evangelization. The reasons for this
failure in mission must now be probed and resolved as the world
today is coming alive to the presence of the Muslim religious
community.
In this revised and
updated edition of the original New Paths in Muslim Evangelism,
Dr. Parshall challenges the church to look with a critical eye at
the whole subject of Muslim evangelism, to forsake former
presuppositions, and to become conscious of God speaking in a new
and fresh manner - not in regard to His changeless Word - but in
areas of extra-biblical methodology.
"It was this book which gave
new, biblical meaning to the word contextualization and made that
word the 'hot topic' that it is in Muslim ministry today. If
you want to understand deeply the issues at stake in Christian
ministry among Muslims, then you must read this book.
If we are truly gripped by the
Revelation 7:9 vision of a vast worshiping multitude, washed in the
blood of the Lamb, from every tribe and tongue and people and
nation, then we will long to join together with Muslims who have
embraced Jesus, as they bring the cultural wealth of their nations
in worship to the Lamb."
From the foreword by Ramsay Harris
About the Author:
Phil Parshall has served among Muslims
since 1962 with International Christian Fellowship (now SIM) in
Bangladesh and the Philippines. As a well-respected authority
on Muslims, Dr. Parshall has taught courses on Islam at colleges and
seminaries and conducted field seminars worldwide. He resides
in the Philippines with his wife, Julie. In addition to his
nine books, Dr. Parshall has had articles published in various
Christian magazines and journals.
