‘Islamic Terrorism’ and
the Palestine-Israel Conflict:
Christian Responses

Issue 5 Editors: Jonathan Ingleby and Rob Hay

The Rev Colin Chapman, well known throughout the Christian world for his writings on Islam and the Middle East, provides the main input for this edition.

Articles 1 and 2 are reproductions of this year’s Redcliffe Lectures on Contemporary Christianity, given by Colin, and we commend them as a very comprehensive and thoughtful discussion of issues which deserve our closest attention as Christians trying to be faithful to God’s mission in the twenty first century.

Because the articles are much longer than those usually published, we have also included edited versions (Articles 3 and 4). Readers ‘on the run’ may find these helpful.

Two other brief articles, one on Christian-Muslim relationships (Article 5) and one on the church in post-war Iraq (Article 6) complete the edition.

Experienced readers will soon discern that Colin Chapman, in particular, is coming from one side of a very definite fence in the evangelical discourse about Islam and the Middle East. They will also know that this debate has tended to be highly controversial.

Please, whoever you are, feel free to respond. We welcome debate, and feel that one of the great advantages of an Ezine is that it makes this debate possible.

Article 1: 'Islamic Terrorism': How should Christians & the West respond? (Rev Colin Chapman, 8698 words)
Article 2: Israel and Palestine: Where is God in the conflict? (Rev Colin Chapman, 7812 words)
Article 3: 'Islamic Terrorism': How should Christians & the West respond? (Rev Colin Chapman [edited], 3591 words)
Article 4: Israel and Palestine: Where is God in the conflict? (Rev Colin Chapman [edited], 3661 words)
Article 5: Muslims - Friends or Enemies. (Dr Jonathan Ingleby, 1548 words)
Article 6: The Church in One Small Corner of Post-War Iraq. (Clare W Henton, 1896 words)