TY - BOOK AU - Accad,Fouad Elias TI - Building bridges: Christianity and Islam SN - 9780891097952 AV - BP172 PY - 1997/// CY - Colorado Springs, Colorado PB - NavPress KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Islam KW - Relations KW - Christianity N1 - New fruitfulness among Muslims --; The Qur'an as a bridge to the Bible --; A case for common ground --; A lifestyle that leads to life --; A way to view Muhammad and the Qur'an --; A balanced approach --; Be shrewd and innocent --; Guidelines for sharing the seven Muslim-Christian principles --; Principle one : God has a purpose for our lives --; Principle two : sin separates us from God --; Principle three : we can't save ourselves --; Principle four : the cross is the bridge to life --; Principle five : God's provision is a person --; Principle six : making him ours --; Principle seven : what to expect when we accept God's gift --; Does the Qur'an support Jesus' crucifixion? --; The Bible was not corrupted --; God is preparing everyone for the gospel; 2 N2 - Building Bridges provides personal experiences based on a lifetime of understanding the Arab world as well as research and analysis of the texts of the Qur’an and the Bible to show the similarities between the two. This book supplies the information, concrete examples, and insights necessary when dialoguing with Muslims; Fouad Elias Accad traces his lifelong efforts to bring Christians and Muslims together and discusses how similarities between the Qur'an and the Bible should be used to build paths of understanding between these groups of faith ER -