From the Straight Path to the Narrow Way

by Greenlee, David H.

• ISBN13: 9781932805420
• ISBN10: 1932805427
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-01
• Publisher: Authentic Media

Summary

Representing over twenty nations, a group of nearly fifty missionaries and practitioners gathered to consider how Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus Christ. They shared an interest in understanding how God is at work in drawing people into the faith journey from the way of Islam to faith in Jesus Christ. lt;emgt;From the Straight Path to the Narrow Waylt;emgt; is a compilation of papers presented at this consultation.lt;br gt;lt;br gt;The contributors point to the various ways in which God is at work in the lives of Muslims. While the papers reflect diverse global settings, three core factors seem to repeat: a demonstration of God's love, a sign of God's power, and an encounter with the truth of God's Word.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Contributors	xi
SECTION 1 MISSIOLOGICAL OVERVIEW
1. The "Good News" Is Good News!	3	(8)
DAVID GREENLEE
2. A Global Perspective on Muslims Coming to Faith in Christ	11	(12)
J. DUDLEY WOODBERRY
3. Worldview Transformation	23	(12)
PAUL G. HIEBERT
4. Conversion through the Looking Glass: Muslims and the Multiple Facets of Conversion	35	(16)
DAVID GREENLEE AND RICK LOVE
5. The Role of the Scriptures in Muslims Coming to Faith in Jesus	51	(14)
DAVID MARANZ
6. Theological Implications of Changes in Christian Approaches to Islam	65	(16)
JIM TEBBE
SECTION 2 UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCE OF COMING TO FAITH
7. Learning from God's Ways	81	(12)
JEAN-MARIE GAUDEUL
8. In Search of a New Life: Conversion Motives of Christians and Muslims	93	(16)
ANDREAS MAURER
9. North African Women and Conversion: Specifics of Female Faith and Experience	109	(16)
EVELYNE REISACHER
10. Experiencing Jesus: Reflections of South Asian Women	125	(12)
MARY MCVICKER
11. Barriers Become Bridges: African Accounts of Stages of Coming to Faith	137	(20)
CHRISTEL ERIC
12. Factors Leading to Conversion among Central Asian Muslims	157	(10)
HASAN ABDULAHUGLI
13. "Coming to Faith" in Pakistan	167	(20)
EDWARD EVANS
14. A Handful from an Unreached Megapeople	187	(12)
P.I. BARNABAS
SECTION 3 UNDERSTANDING SOME MOVEMENTS TO FAITH
15. Hindrances to Evangelistic Growth among Muslim Background Believer Churches of the "Jijimba" People of West Africa	199	(16)
DAN MCVEY
16. An Insider Movement among Fulbe Muslims	215	(14)
LOWELL DE JONG
17. Embedment of the Gospel into the Fulbe Muslim Context	229	(10)
LOWELL DE JONG
18. Muslim Villagers Coming to Faith in Christ: A Case Study and Model of Group Dynamics	239	(16)
JOHN KIM
19. A Move of God in a Muslim Land	255	(10)
RICHARD TUCKER
20. The Beauty of Jesus as an Evangelistic Factor	265	(12)
ABRAHAM DURÁN
SECTION 4 CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
21. Looking Back: A Personal Reflection	277	(8)
HELEN STEADMAN
22. Conclusion: Looking Ahead	285	(20)
DAVID SMITH
Appendix	305	(10)
Endnotes	315