Reseña del libro "Islam or Christianity: 850 Reasons Why We Make Our Choice (en Inglés)"
This nonfiction book is a compare-contrast view on Christianity and Islam, detailing the similarities and differences in the two faiths through 850 researched reasons, provided by the author. The author brought to bear his quantitative and analytical mind (being a chartered accountant and auditor by profession) to give the world a classic in religious comparative study manual. "850 REASONS WHY WE MAKE OUR CHOICE", is a strong Christian apologetics and it is unique in style, in presentation and in reasoning. In it, the author seeks to expose both faiths to readers so, readers can decide on their own faith, but also shows the inconsistencies in the Islamic faith in accordance with central truths expressed in the Bible. The author's lengthy introduction (in Chapter One) is an appropriate way to approach the controversial topic and provides adequate information to readers so that their minds can ponder on the subject before reading the author's 850 reasons. The excerpts from the Bible and the Quran provided throughout the book will give helpful comparison opportunities to the readers to see the similarities and differences of the two texts. Some readers may not have ever read the Quran, so Quran text excerpts are necessary tools that will help readers stay involved in the book's discussion. Given the amount of information the author wants to give readers on the subject, the author provides interesting and insightful ways to display his knowledge of the faiths for the readers. Some examples include the A-Z list of reasons, questions for Muslims to answer and what each book of the Bible says about Jesus, all to keep readers motivated and engaged in the discussion with the summary of choices one may have to make after reading the book. The author earnestly urges Christians, Muslims and members of other religious bodies to read this thought-provoking book because they will definitely find the 850 reasons, prima-facie suitable for decision making towards their journey to eternal bliss. Thus, this book is a sine qua non to students of comparative religion, a resource material and morale booster to Christians/Muslims, as well as to everyone who sincerely desires to know the truth about the two faiths. Overall, the book is a unique view on the similarities and differences between Christianity and Islam. Readers will learn more about Islam while seeing the inconsistencies the faith has with Christianity today. It is, indeed, a 'must read.' .
