The adherents of Islam and Christianity comprise half of the world’s population, or 3.5 billion people. Tension between them exists throughout the world and is increasing here in North America. In How Not to Kill a Muslim, Dr. Joshua Graves provides a practical subversive theological framework for a strategic posture of peaceful engagement between Christians and Muslims.
Based upon both academic and personal experience, this book is an invitation to Christians to embody Jesus’ radical message of inclusivity and love. Our future depends upon this way of living together becoming manifest in our cities, synagogues, churches, and mosques. Living together is not the same as existing together, not the same as tolerating each other. How Not to Kill a Muslim offers a way forward for Christians who dare to imagine a new creation and are willing to engage in the practical work of loving, serving, and knowing our Muslim neighbors in North America.
Dr. Joshua Graves is the teaching minister for Otter Creek Church of Christ, in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the author of The Feast (2009) and coauthor, with Chris Seidman, of Heaven on Earth (2012). Josh earned a doctorate degree from Columbia Theological Seminary. You can read his blog (http://www.joshuagraves.com) or follow him on Twitter (@joshgraves). Josh’s primary writing passion is the intersection of faith and culture.
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