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<strong>St</strong> <strong>Francis</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Vol 8, No 4 | August 2012<br />
over <strong>the</strong> years And how did we get to where we are now He<br />
proposes some key issues which call for fur<strong>the</strong>r discussion.<br />
Mina Fouad of Alexandria School of Theology has contributed<br />
an article defending <strong>the</strong> historical continuity of <strong>the</strong> New<br />
Testament Church with that of Nicea. It has become common<br />
nowadays to hear that <strong>the</strong> Apostolic Church and <strong>the</strong> 4 th Century<br />
Church have little to do with each o<strong>the</strong>r, and that <strong>the</strong> 4 th<br />
Century Church had bought into Greek patterns of thought<br />
that represented a fundamental move away from <strong>the</strong> Bible.<br />
Mr. Fouad argues that this is false.<br />
Also included is an interview with Mr. C**** M*****, a<br />
veteran missionary in India. In this interview he answers my<br />
questions about his experience in helping local MBB’s engage<br />
in church planting in <strong>the</strong> villages around his city of residence,<br />
Lucknow. Finally, Azar Ajaj of Nazareth Evangelical Theological<br />
Seminary has written a timely review of Emir Rishawi’s<br />
apologetic A <strong>St</strong>ruggle that Led to Conversion. Rishawi,<br />
an Egyptian Christian and ex-Muslim, took on <strong>the</strong> political<br />
thought of <strong>the</strong> Muslim Bro<strong>the</strong>rhood in his book (available in<br />
both Arabic and English). Egypt’s new president was formerly<br />
a leader of <strong>the</strong> Bro<strong>the</strong>rhood, so this is an opportune time to<br />
revisit Rishawi’s critique of Islamism and his defense of <strong>the</strong><br />
Christian faith.<br />
Peace be with you,<br />
Duane Alexander Miller<br />
Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary<br />
Duanemiller.wordpress.com<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Francis</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> is a publication of Interserve and Arab Vision 396