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Berkley, James Donald Son of Donald William and Erma V. Berkley.
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The daily news reminds us of the ongoing conflict between Muslims and Christians across the world, especially in places like Indonesia and Sudan. Even in America, where freedom of religion is a cardinal virtue, many Christians are increasingly anxious about a growing Muslim presence. But this is not a new tension; it stretches back to the seventh century. This eBook is an attempt to give a highlight reel of that history to help us gain perspective on the conflict today. Given the amount of hostility and misinformation in this discussion, it is vital to get the history and facts straight. There are conflicts that will never go away, of course; there are irreconcilable theological differences between Christianity and Islam. But conflicts based on poor historical understanding—well, the world is too dangerous a place to keep fostering those. And we will only be successful at reaching out to our Muslim neighbors with the love of Christ when we come in both grace and truth. Table of Contents: Introduction – Mark Galli Chapter 1: A Confused and Violent Beginning – James A. Beverley Islam 101 Chapter 2: How Early Muslims Treated Their Christian Subjects – Christopher Armstrong The Pact of Umar Chapter 3: The Crusades: A Deadly Give and Take– Paul Crawford The Battle of Tours, 732: Two Divergent Views Chapter 4: How Martin Luther Shaped Our View of Islam– Gregory Miller Four Medieval Missionaries to Islam Chapter 5: Jihad: Is Islam a Religion of Violence? – Mateen A. Elass Chapter 6: How to Do Muslim Apologetics: Two Classic Christian Models– Samuel Hugh Moffett Chapter 7: How Muslims View Us– A conversation with J. Dudley Woodberry
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Berkley, James Donald Son of Donald William and Erma V. Berkley.
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University Washington, Seattle, 1972. Master of Divinity in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 1975. Doctor Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 1980.
Intern First Presbyterian Church, Yakima, Washington, 1971-1973, Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, 1973-1975. Assistant pastor Community Presbyn Church, Ventura, 1975-1978. Senior pastor Dixon (California) Community Church, 1978-1985.
Senior associate editor Leadership journal Christianity Today Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois, 1985-1990, editor Your Church, 1990-1994. Senior associate pastor First Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, Washington, 1994—2002. National issues ministry director Presbyns. for Renewal, 2002—2005.
Dir Presbyterian Action, 2005—2008. Pastor Bethel Presbyterian Church, Seattle, since 2009. Board member Presbyterian Coalition.
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Police chaplain Dixon California Police Department, 1979—1985. Member of Delta Chi Fraternity.
Married Deborah Milam, August 18, 1974. Children: Peter James, Mary Milam.