Psalms, Islam, and Shalom John Newton By intentionally thanking God and

By intentionally thanking God and others

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Professor of Old Testament at Denver Seminary

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his work has been published in numerous periodicals

Psalms, Islam, and Shalom John Newton By intentionally thanking God andFor fourteen centuries, a gap of mutual suspicion and hostility has existed between Christians and Muslims, despite attempts to engage theologically, apologetically, polemically, and militarily (such as the Crusades). During the past four decades, increased Islamization in Pakistan has led to blasphemy laws, nationalization of Christian institutions, a state policy of religious and political profiling, and discrimination against followers of Jesus.