November 11, 2019
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Iraq Brief – November 2019

During these Times of Revolution, the Church Needs to Offer an Alternative to the Dominant Model by Martin Accad News In the month of October 2019, the global media reported the arrival of new disturbances, protests, and violent government reprisals and deaths in Iraq. As of early November, the death […]
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October 17, 2019
Published by Martin Accad at October 17, 2019
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Sacred Misinterpretation: Debunking 5 Myths across the Christian-Muslim Divide (Part 2)

by Martin Accad   Myth #3: The Qur’an teaches Muslims that the Bible was corrupted This third myth has been one of the most enduring ones in conversations between Christians and Muslims, both at popular and scholarly levels. The Qur’an has a number of passages that contain the verb ḥarrafa, […]
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October 10, 2019
Published by Martin Accad at October 10, 2019
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Sacred Misinterpretation: Debunking 5 Myths across the Christian-Muslim Divide (Part 1)

 by Martin Accad Today’s path to Christian-Muslim dialogue and relationships is riddled with a great number of obstacles. What Christians write about Islam and what Muslims write about Christianity can no longer be hidden in obscure anonymous pamphlets or embedded in in-group conversations. As a result of globalization, migration, and […]
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August 29, 2019
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Jesus, Muslims and the Qur’ān: in search for KERYGMATIC peacebuilding

by Martin Accad My friend Peter believes that the Qur’ānic portrayal of Jesus stands in complete contradiction with the New Testament witness. He was once called Ahmad, but when he converted to Christianity after consistently watching polemical programs about Islam on satellite television, he became convinced that in order to […]
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August 1, 2019
Published by Martin Accad at August 1, 2019
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Theological Education as Formation for Prophetic Ministry

by Martin Accad When we think about theological education in a country like Lebanon, we are forced to think differently from the way that seminary education has traditionally been understood in Europe or North America. In many seminaries around the world, both in the west and sadly also in the […]
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April 18, 2019
Published by Martin Accad at April 18, 2019
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Come Follow the Crucified! An Interfaith Reflection on Easter*

By Martin Accad My father worked for the Bible Society in Lebanon for most of his life, serving as its General Secretary for over 25 years. Growing up, several of my summers were spent in the distribution of Biblical literature and in organizing viewings of the Jesus Film in Christian, […]
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March 21, 2019
Published by Martin Accad at March 21, 2019
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We Need to Reclaim the Discourse about Islam in the Church

by Martin Accad By now, everyone has heard of the shootings at the two mosques of Al Noor and Linwood in Christchurch, New Zealand, that led to the deaths of 50 Muslims and the wounding of 50 others at prayer on Friday the 15th of March 2019. Sadly, this is […]
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November 29, 2018
Published by Martin Accad at November 29, 2018
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The Church-Mosque Network as an Expression of the Incarnation: A Message for Advent

By Martin Accad Two sheikhs, three priests, and an evangelical theologian walk out of a mosque in the warm breeze of a late afternoon in June. Cars slow down and stare at the unlikely crew, as they move slowly beneath the elegant spire of the Aisha Bint Abi Bakr mosque […]
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