A Tale of Two Religions

By Michelle K. Pyke
Introduction
The Sister Religions
• Karen Armstrong - Muhammad: A Prophet For Our Time

• “the faithful must believe indiscriminately in the revelations

of every single one of God’s messengers”

• Unity in the Abrahamic Family

Christianity
• Bible Doctrines
• Wayne A. Grudem: 1. The Doctrine of the Word of God 2.
The Doctrine of God 3. The Doctrine of Man 4. The
Doctrine of Christ 5. The Doctrine of Application of
Redemption 6. The Doctrine of the Church 7. The Doctrine
of the Future

• Sacraments

• Deep Reflection and Expression of Inward Grace

• The Last Judgment

Islam
• The Qur’an

• The Five Pillars of Islam:

• The Testimony of Faith

• Daily Prayer

• Zakat

• Ramadan
• Hajj

• The Day of Judgment (Yawm Ad-Din)

The Contested Question
• Religion: Matter of National Identity
• Saint Augustine: “Scripture teaches nothing but charity,
and we must not leave an interpretation of Scripture until
we have found a compassionate interpretation of it."

• Islamophobic Rhetoric: Intervention