MUSLIM RELIGION AND THE CONTROVERSIAL OUTREACH METHODS

Research Paper: Final Instructions

You will write a 3,500–4,000-word (14–16-page) Research Paper in current Turabian format, on a topic of your choice by using the list below. Papers may address one of the following topics:

•The life of Muhammad
•A specific aspect of Islamic history (e.g. the Ummayad dynasty, Crusades, Ottoman Empire)
•A specific aspect of Islamic theology (e.g. the Quran, salvation in Islam, Muslim prayer)
•A sect of Islam (e.g. Sunni, Shia, Sufi)
•Folk Islam
•A specific Muslim people group or country (e.g. Islam in Iran, the Kayble Berbers of Algeria)
•Strategies for witnessing among Muslims (e.g. answering common objections to the Gospel, storying among Muslims)
•Church planting among Muslims
•Controversial issues related to reaching Muslims (e.g. insider movements, Jesus mosques, the Camel method)

You may consult with the instructor for other possible topics. While the subjects listed above are broad in nature, you will want to develop a very specific topic led by a focused thesis.

You will possibly deal with multiple themes explored in the course, for instance:

•Muhammad’s counter tribal approach to religion and state: a member of the Quraysh tribe leading a religio-political movement in sixth-century Mecca.
•Evangelism and/or church planting efforts toward Shia or Sufi Muslims.
•Presenting the Gospel to Folk Muslims.
•What would Muhammad have thought about C5 insider movements?