SERIES TOPICS: August 5 The rise of Islam in the west August 12 Who is prophet Mohammed? What are the fundamental teachings of Islam? August 19 A religion of peace or violence September 2 Women, Jews and Christians in Islam September 9 Why freedom of thought is attacked in Islam? September 16 What is the Islamic idea of salvation? September 23 What is God doing in the Islamic world? September 30 How to reach Muslims for Christ? SERIES DESCRIPTION: The rise of Islam in America and its influence in the western world is something to be taken seriously by Westerners in general and Christians in particular. Islam with a billion followers is rising with renewed vigor to advance its global agenda, one that is characterized more by terror than truth. Investigations into the recent terrorist attack in Mumbai, India--dubbed as India’s 9/11--was apparently traced to a little known Islamic front called Deccan Mujahedeen which is inspired by the ideology of radical Islam. It’s time western Christians inform themselves about the worldview of Islam. In this fascinating series, Indian scholar and journalist Reuben David unravels the myth and the murky waters of Islam and offers a reasonable Christian response to the questions posed by Islam. FACTS TO CONSIDER: • Islam is growing rapidly in the United States. Estimates of Muslim adherents vary between 3 to 6 million. • Christians vary widely in how to respond to Islam. Some are isolated from or confrontational towards Muslims and others engage in bridge-building evangelistic endeavors. • Although Islam believes in Jesus as a mighty prophet, it says He never rose from the dead. • There are 99 names for Allah in Islam and not one of them refers to God as Father. • In many Islamic countries the “Law of Apostasy” requires that anyone who departs from Islam must be killed. • Women have half the rights of men: in court witness and in inheritance.