other religions
There are many others. The articles below outline some of these beliefs, and consider ways in which Christians can engage in discussion with people of different faiths.
Showing 1 - 10 of 18
Cross-cultural challenge (triple helix - summer 2011)
A member working in West Africa recalss what led her to spend a year at Bible college in Kenya. key points - A case history of a girl in West Africa thought by her family to be affected by evil spirits caused a CMF member to study the Bible further on these matters. She chose to do so in an African...
The new atheism (triple helix - summer 2010)
10 arguments that don't hold water Michael Pole - Lion Hudson 2009 - £3.99 Pb 96pp - ISBN 978 0 74595 393 0 - - This excellent little book tackles ten assertions made by Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and others in recent polemics against God. Each chapter considers a different topic,...
The God delusion and the human illusion (nucleus - summer 2007)
Jim Paul considers the implications of atheism - Richard Dawkins (Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, Oxford University) is best known for championing evolutionary theory in his books, The Selfish Gene [1] and The Blind Watchmaker.[2] However, his focus has gradually turned to a...
Religions, Culture & Healthcare - A Practical Handbook for Use in Healthcare Environments (Book Review) (triple helix - spring/summer 2007)
Religions, Culture & Healthcare - A Practical Handbook for Use in Healthcare Environments - Susan Hollins - Radcliffe 2006 - £19.95 Pb 116pp - ISBN 1 85775 7556 - This book aims to present an overview of religious groups to help deliver sensitive care to patients. The first three chapters provide a...
Caring for Jewish Patients (Book Review) (triple helix - summer 2004)
Caring for Jewish Patients - Joseph Spitzer - Radcliffe Medical Press 2003 - £24.95 Pb 232pp - ISBN 1 85775 991 5 - An Orthodox Jewish man leaned out of a cubicle in casualty, pointed directly at me and bellowed, 'He can examine me!' As a clinical student who happened to be passing through, I felt...
Troubled Times -
An extended version of CMF General Secretary's article 'Troubled Times' originally published in the October 2001 edition of CMF News. - A just war? - I woke this morning to news of the Western alliance's attack on Taleban and Al-Qaeda positions in Afghanistan in retaliation for the 11 September terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and...
Sharing Christ with Jewish Students (nucleus - winter 2001)
Jonathan Bernd, UK Director of Jews for Jesus, shares how we might reach our Jewish friends with the gospel message. - A unique feature of Judaism is that the religion is bound up with just one people group - the Jewish people or nation. This is in marked contrast to Christianity, Islam and even...
Blood Feud (triple helix - summer 2001)
Anne Sanderson reviews subtle changes in the Jehovah's Witnesses' blood transfusion policy. - Last June the media heard of an apparent change in Jehovah's Witnesses' blood policy. [1] The subsequent headlines prompted a statement from the Watch Tower Society. 'There is no 'U-turn'', they insisted....
Sharing Christ with Muslim Students (nucleus - summer 2001)
Liz Croton reports on recent endeavours to reach Muslim students for Christ. - During my final year at Medical School, I attended an CMF/UCCF 'Answering Other Faiths' day conference. The aim of the day was to give Christian students a 'taster' of the beliefs and doctrines of other world religions....
Islam - How to Reach your Neighbour (nucleus - winter 2000)
Mark Pickering looks at Islam and suggests how we might respond. - Of all the world religions, it is perhaps Islam that poses the biggest threat and challenge to Christianity. There are several reasons for this. Strength in numbers, a missionary outlook, a cohesive social system that is resistant...