Islamic Worldview Analysis
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW ANALYSIS
A PAPER SUBMITTED TO JEFFREY ROBINSON IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE COURSE APOL 500
LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
BY JUSTIN HARTPENCE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Table of Contents
Introduction
.............................................................................................................................. 3 Islamic Worldview .................................................................................................................. 4 The Quran ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Allah ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Humanity ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Soteriology .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Critique of the Islamic Worldview ..................................................................................... 7 The Quran ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Allah ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Reaching the Islamic Worldview ........................................................................................ 9 Barriers
ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW ANALYSIS
A PAPER SUBMITTED TO JEFFREY ROBINSON IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE COURSE APOL 500
LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
BY JUSTIN HARTPENCE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Table of Contents
Introduction
.............................................................................................................................. 3 Islamic Worldview .................................................................................................................. 4 The Quran ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Allah ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Humanity ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Soteriology .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Critique of the Islamic Worldview ..................................................................................... 7 The Quran ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Allah ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Reaching the Islamic Worldview ........................................................................................ 9 Barriers
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