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What is the most significant similarity between Christianity and Islam?
Islam and Christianity both ascribe that Jesus Christ was the promised Messiah and did perform miracles. Both Muslims and Christians believe Satan is real and evil and that he tries to make people follow him instead of God. The two faiths believe Jesus will return from Heaven.
How does religion impact culture?
Lesson Summary Religion can influence the culture of an entire community, nation, or region of the world. This goes beyond a person’s individual habits to affect much bigger issues, such as how the government is run and what artistic and scientific advances are made.
How does Christianity impact culture?
The cultural influence of Christianity includes social welfare, founding hospitals, economics (as the Protestant work ethic), natural law (which would later influence the creation of international law), politics, architecture, literature, personal hygiene, and family life.
How does Christianity impact society?
Christianity has been intricately intertwined with the history and formation of Western society. Throughout its long history, the Church has been a major source of social services like schooling and medical care; an inspiration for art, culture and philosophy; and an influential player in politics and religion.
What is the relationship between Christianity and Islam?
Christians consider Islam to be a fellow Abrahamic religion where Christians and Muslims both worship the same God. The majority of Christians view Islam as a false religion due to the fact that its adherents reject the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ.
Does Islam redeem the existing culture?
Islam doesn’t redeem the evil aspects of the existing culture. If it can, if it has the power, it destroys everything seen through the eyes of Sharia as not Islamic in everything it touches. What happened in Afghanistan under the Taliban is not an aberration, but the action plan for the imposition of Islamic “peace” upon the world.
Is there a Christian culture without Islam?
It can honestly be said, despite Western Civilization’s sometimes claim to the contrary, that there is no Christian culture, only cultures with Christian influences. For Islam, it is the only culture and it displaces the existing culture anyplace it takes hold in favor of itself. Islam doesn’t redeem the evil aspects of the existing culture.
How can I understand Islam from a Christian perspective?
One source for understanding the Muslim writings (from a Christian perspective) is www.answering-islam.org. Christians and Muslims have some beliefs in common. We both agree that there is one God who created the universe and is sovereign in the lives of men. We agree that God is the source of justice and morality.