The dream for this page would be that it will become a comprehensive dictionary giving links to pages answering the questions of Muslims to as many issues as possible.

The model page inspiring this section is the Comparative Index to Islam and one large page called Christian topics (mainly theological topics) and another list (mainly practical life issues) with similar goals and setup. However, they are missing many issues relevant to Muslim-Christian dialog.

Entries will have short definitions and explanations, links to pages on this site discussing the topic in more depth, or resource links to other sites which have more specialized background material on this area. Not all links lead to Christian sites, but sometimes also to other pages which we think have valuable information.

Everything has to start small. Please let me know which words you are missing from this index and we will seek to supply some information on it and add an entry.

I have added a few entries that are not particularly Christian but this page will also serve as a collection of miscellanea that didn't fit anywhere else on this site.

• Abolition of Slavery, see Slavery
• Abraham
• The Family of Abraham (and the promises for Ishmael)
• Abraham, Father of Faith
• Ibrahim's Home Page
• African-American
• Book recommendations: Black Man's Religion, Defending Black Faith & Free at Last?
• Recommended articles: Which Roots? and Who was the Real Slave Master?
• Nation of Islam
• Alexandria, library of
• Did Christians burn the books of opponents?
• The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria
• List of links on the topic
• Alexandrian Scholarship
• Angels
  • What the Bible says about angels (various topics)

• Ark
• Has Noah's Ark been found?
• Armenian
• The Armenian Genocide: [1], [2]
• Deutsch-Armenische Gesellschaft
• Archive on Armenia, including genocide documentation
• Recognition of the Genocide of Armenians by the French National Assembly: 1, 2, 3
• Ascension
• The Ascension as defined in the Bible
• The One coming with the clouds
• Atheism
• The Psychology of Atheism
• Atonement
• Mr. Smith, Meet Your Substitute

• Baptism
• Why was Jesus Baptized?
• Baca
• Baca (Ps. 84) - Is it Mecca?
• Response to Dr. Badawi on Baca
• Basilidians
• Are they Christians who do not believe in the crucifixion?
• "begotten"
• Psalm 2:7 "You are my Son, today I have begotten you."
• BEGOTTEN (Bible Dictionary entry)
• The meaning of the term "begotten" in the Creeds and Church History
• Bible
• Answering Muslim questions about the Bible
• The Qur'an about the Bible
• The Integrity of the Bible according to the Qur'an and the Hadith
• What the Qur'an says About the Bible
• The Attitude of the Qur'an and Sunnah to the Christian Scriptures
• Bible Study
• Learn to study and understand the Bible

• Cain
• Where did Cain get his wife from?
• Catacombs
• The Christian Catacombs at Rome
• Christ, see Messiah
• Christian
• What Is a Real Christian?
• Authentic Christianity is a matter of the heart
• Christmas
• The real meaning of Christmas, Christmas Traditions, and many more links on Christmas
• Silent Night, Holy Night - one of the most famous Christmas songs
• Star of Bethlehem
• Where was the manger?
• Christmas trees: [*, *]
• Answering the Top Ten Objections to Christmas
• A Holy Christmas
• Christmas in Cyberspace
• Church
• Why so many churches?
  • Why are there so many churches (denominations)?
  • Denominations - Divided We Stand
• Copyright Law: [1], [2]
• Creation
• When did Adam live? (interesting new perspective)
• Science and Faith
• Creeds
• The Apostels' Creed
• The Nicene Creed
• Crescent Moon Symbol
• Crucifixion
• The event, its meaning, ... (lots of material)
• Who is responsible for the Crucifixion?
• Crusades
• The Reconciliation Walk (an important message and historical info)
• A statement on the Crusades
• Cursing
• When Muslims challenge Christians to a curse contest
  Mubahala: A Prayer-Duel With A Muslim (accepting the challenge)
  The Curse (refusing the challenge)

• Dead Sea Scrolls
• Confirmation of a Qur'anic Christianity? [1], [2]
• Death
  • What happens when babies die?

• Denomination(s), see Church

• Dhimmi
• Meaning: "protected", the term used for the People of the Book living under Islamic rule
• Bat Ye'or has written the standard work on Dhimmis and Dhimmitude
Online articles by Bat Ye'or:
• Myths and Politics: Origin or the Myth of a Tolerant Pluralistic Islamic Society

• Easter
• Easter and Jesus Christ's Death & Resurrection (frequently asked questions)
• Election
• They have not heard about Christ - Are they really lost?
• Evil
• Why Evil? - Perspectives on the Problem of Evil from Genesis to Revelation
• Ebionites, see Nazarenes

• Gospel
• What are the Gospels?
• Who wrote the gospels?
• Different Aspects of the one Glorious Gospel
• Quest for Joy
• Grace
Getting what you do not deserve.
• Growth, Spiritual
• Healthy Habits for Spiritual Growth

• Halloween
• What about Halloween?
• A Christian Perspective on Halloween
• Health
• Religion and Health
• Prayer and Healing
• Heresy
• A Biblical Guide to Orthodoxy and Heresy: [Part One], [Part Two]
• History
• Christian History (Magazine)
• Christian History Institute
• Hitler
• Was Hitler a Christian? A response to Muslim claims and to the main atheist site
• The Hitler Archive
• Holocaust
• Nizkor: A Holocaust Remembrance

• Ibn Warraq wrote some books on Islam [atheist perspective]
• Reviews of his book "Why I am not a Muslim": [1], [2], [3]
• Illustrations of spiritual truth
• Illustrations data base
• Islam
  • Comparative Index to Islam
  • Christian sites on Islam
  • Islamic web sites

• Jesus
• Who is Jesus?
• The Birth of Jesus
• Jesus Seminar and other "original Jesus" theories
• Reviews and Responses to the Jesus Seminar
• Hugh Schonfield
• Robert Eisenman: [1], [2]
• Josephus
• Josephus' writings and their relation to the New Testament
• Joshua
• Joshua's long day
• Exegesis of the Biblical text
• Hoaxes - false attempts to verify this event

• George M. Lamsa
• Christian Scholar or Cultic Torchbearer? (about his doctrines and his qualifications as Biblical scholar as well as some remarks about his translation of the Peshitta that is sometimes used by Muslims)
• LXX, see "Septuagint"

• Marriage
• Marriage between Christians and Muslims
• The Meaning of Marriage - A Christian Perspective
  (Or: Why Christians reject polygamy)
• Is polygamy allowed by the New Testament?
• Some insights from Mormon polygamy
• Mercy
Not getting what you deserve.
• Messiah (The Annointed One)
• What does it mean that Jesus is called the Messiah?
• Mithras, Mithraism
• See the links in the Pagan Origins section
• Mormons
• Mormons are polytheists not Christians
• More Mormon teachings
• Mormon polygamy: see Marriage
• Mubahala, see "Cursing"

• Nazarenes
  • On the Nazarenes and Ebionites and Part 2
• Nicea, the Council of
  • The Council of Nicaea: Purposes and Themes
  • The Council of Nicea
  • The edicts issued by the Council of Nicea

• Orthodoxy
• A Biblical Guide to Orthodoxy and Heresy: [Part One], [Part Two]

• Paran
• (The Wilderness of) Paran (location)
• Paul, the apostle
• Answers to various Muslim allegations
• Peshitta
• On the translation by George Lamsa
• Polygamy
• See Marriage
• Pork
• Why are Christians allowed to eat Pork?
• Praise
• Does God need praise?

• The Qur'an
• The Miracle of the Qur'an
• The Sources of the Qur'an
• The Text of the Qur'an
• Contradictions in the Qur'an

• The Salvation
• Old Testament Salvation
• The Samaritans
• The Samaritan Pentateuch
• Science
• Faith and Science web sites
• The Septuagint (LXX)
• Introductionary article
• Sex
• Marriage and Sex (Part III: Will there be sex in heaven?)
• Sharp's rule
• Sharp's Rule and Antitrinitarian Theologies and more articles on the issue: [*, *]
• Sin
• Original Sin: [1], [2]
• Slavery
• Some Initial Reflections on Slavery in the New Testament
• Slavery and the Bible
• Christianity, Islam, and Slavery
• Arabs and Slave Trade
• Slavery in Islam
• American Anti-Slavery Group fights against ongoing slavery in various countries
• A newsgroup posting on Islam and Slavery with some interesting quotes
• Abolition of Slavery
• Fight for the Abolition
• The Black Abolitionist Movement
• William Wilberforce and the Fight Against Slavery
• John Newton
• Other interesting perspectives: *
• Son of God
• Jesus As The Son Of God
• (The) Son of Man
• The Son of Man
• Jesus, The Son of Man
• Spread of Christianity
• The Keikyo (Japan)
• Stott, John
• John Stott is one of the greatest Bible expositors and Christian leaders of our time. John Stott Ministries offer some of his works online.
• Sword
• Jesus and the Sword

• Tema & Teman
• The confusion between Tema and Teman
• Theodicy (The problem of vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil.)
• Notes on Philip Yancey: Disappointment With God
• Why Evil? - Perspectives on the Problem of Evil from Genesis to Revelation
• Theophanies
• The Captain of the Lord's Army (Joshua 5:13-15)
• Tolerance
• The Truth Behind Tolerance
• Are You Tolerant?
• Trial (of Jesus)
• Mistrial of the Millenium
• Jesus vs. Sanhedrin
• Trinity
• The Doctrine of the Trinity

• Virgin Birth
  • Virginal Conception and Birth

• War
  • Jihaad in Al-Kitab ul-muqaddas!
  • Jesus and the Sword
  • The Concept of War in the Quran and the Bible

• Waraqa bin Nawfal - a Christian, uncle of Muhammad's wife Khadija
• Wine
  • A Biblical Perspective on Wine Drinking
  • The Bible and Alcohol