It is good to learn about people of other religions, but we must be careful that we don’t only learn about other religions from teachers in our own religion. Yes, I can learn things about Islam from other Christians, but if I am really going to learn about Islam it is essential that I also learn from Muslims.
It is this conviction that prompted me to contact Svend White a few weeks ago. He is a Muslim American who blogs at Akram’s Razor (it’s on my blogroll to the right). I asked him if he would be willing to write an essay called, “What is a Muslim?” that I would post on my blog and if he would post an essay I write called, “What is a Christian?” on his blog. This way his readers would hear from a Christian and my readers would hear from a Muslim. Perhaps there would even be some overlap so that some would become readers of both (wouldn’t that be great!).
He hasn’t been able to finish his essay yet, but as soon as he does I will post it here. Over the weekend he posted my essay, “What is a Christian?” Check it out and say hello to Svend.
Cool. Good stuff. Maybe you could post the same “What is a Christian” article on your own site? Just for a reference.
I agree with Joseph. Can we see that post you wrote for his site? Also, I love this idea. I need to find more blogs like this! Well done and great thinking!
Dan,
Follow the link in my post to the article at his site.
I’m blind. Sorry!
Dustin,
This is a fantastic idea and your post was well done.
Dustin, very good job with “What is a Christian” and achieving the bridge of a Muslim posting it on a Muslim blog site. We and several others are working toward the same goals of better understanding and better loving others of different faiths, races, nationalities. My focused “bridge” website is http://www.globalprayingservants.org, a prayer site for all people of all faiths, while I myself am a Christian. My http://www.dignityworld7.com is my blog site, a professional and personal site to make the world a better place. My main theme is on human dignity with an emphasis on faith and spirituality. But I am passionate on peace too, and have lived in Israel for about a yr. and understand several issues. My next book after global prayers will be on global peace in which I want to highlight all the good things that human beings are doing to work toward peace. So I’ll be glad to include your story.
One specific comment on your article: you did basically by-pass the resurrection of Jesus, the chief article of the Christian faith, but at least you ended it with Jesus in the biblically-claimed location: at God’s right hand. So, the article as not flawless, but good nonetheless.