Engagement with Muslims, not fear, is authors’ aim
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- Fear, distrust and even anger can rise to the surface when Christians think about Islam and Muslims, stemming from tragic events like 9/11, the Boston Marathon bombing and the mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. Islam seems like an outsider in today's North America, yet as Christians look around, more and more of their neighbors are Muslim. It's a tension Keith Whitfield and Micah Fries address in "Islam and North America: Loving Our Muslim Neighbors," published by B&H Academic in 2018.