Christianity and Islam

by Carl Heinrich Becker

Excerpt from Christianity and Islam
A comparison of Christianity with Muhammedanism or with any other religion must be preceded by a statement of the objects with which such comparison is undertaken, for the possibilities which lie in this direction are numerous. The missionary, for instance, may consider that a knowledge of the similarities of these religions would increase the efficacy of his proselytising work: his purpose would thus be wholly practical.
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Genres: Nonfiction, Religion, Philosophy, Christianity, Islam, History

136 pages, Paperback

First published April 18, 2000

Reviews

[Nasser Farhat · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writer presents an insightful look into Islam, yet obviously exaggerates the contributions of Christianity to Islam. Good read, be cautious while reading though because a 100-year-old analysis of Islam is short of the documented knowledge of the past century.

[Amanda J · Rating 2 out of 5]

Written from a non-Muslim standpoint, where the author is very clear that he believes Mohammad wrote the Quran himself. An older book (the term " Mohammedans" puts it at least in the 80s, I believe). It is very interesting to see how clearly the author explains why Islam is not a violent religion, nor was it founded out of spite for Christians. There are some points where I feel the author is grasping at straws, such as the idea that the "Golden Rule" appears in Islam solely due to Christian influence. In reality, almost all religions have it in varying wording. While the author admits that this is a general overview of only similarities, he seems to completely miss that fact that Islam is SUPPOSED to have similar dogmatic ideas and practices to Christianity.

5/50 from 2014 50 Book Challenge

[James White]

Good first comparison

Assuming the accuracy this book provides a relatively fair comparison though I'm unsure the author is unbiased or of the Christian religious persuasion?

[Meredith · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found some interest in the book, but it it was pretty boring. Also, I wish the author had broken the book into chapters for easch of the ideas in the book.

[Terese Bird]

Still working on it