The human predicament: The Bible and the Qur’an compared
Andrew Marsay
My previous articles looked at what the Bible and the Qur’an tell us, firstly about the character of God and his ways of working in the world (en May 2025, online version here), and then their respective diagnoses of what I called the world problematique, or what is the human predicament that Christianity – and Islam – purport to address (en October 2025, online version here).
The first article showed how the Bible’s rich revelatory structure provides the context for its presentation of a God who is actively involved within the warp and woof of human history. In contrast, the Qur’an’s limited historical timeframe and absence of any intergenerational connections, allows no scope for tracing God’s involvement in history.
Christianity & Islam answer: 'What is wrong with the world?'
Andrew Marsay
This is the second in a short series of articles looking at Islam from a more theological perspective.
In the last article I looked at what Yahweh and Allah are really like based on the structure of the Bible and the Qur’an. In other words, what is God’s character like?
How can comparing Bible and Qur’an help with our evangelism?
Andrew Marsay
The July 2023 edition of en ran my article "How can we think deeply about Islam?", a precis of a book that I am working on called Thinking Theologically About Islam.
It is my response of amazement that a religion with as little theological substance as Islam has can enthral the minds and hearts of so many millions of people. But to understand why I am convinced that a much more deliberately theological approach to Islam is needed, you will need to know something of my religious background.
