Duane Miller is an Anglican Christian and the author of Living Among the Breakage: Contextual Theology-Making and Ex-Muslim Christians, which covers a few reasons why Muslims are being converted to Christianity. He has a B.A. in Philosophy, an M.A. in Theology, a diploma in Arabic, and a Ph.D. in Divinity.  During the interview, Kurt talks to Duane about how, as Christians, we can reach out to Muslims in love.

Episode Highlights:

* The reason for candles in the Catholic Church (6:21)

* Duane explains how he became interested in understanding the conversion of Muslims to Christianity (7:45)

* Social media stories about Muslims converting: #ExMuslim (9:15)

* How many Muslims are converting? Global Census of Believers from a Muslim background (10:16)

* Religious conversion is both a turning away from something old and turning to something new (11:28)

* One reason why Muslims are attracted to Christianity is because of the non-violent example of the Savior (13:00)

* Are people leaving Islam and then becoming agnostic? (14:36)

* Muslims believe in Jesus, as a prophet (16:00)

* Do Muslims convert in order to seek asylum? (18:10)

* Are Muslims converted because people reach out to them or because they reach out? (19:24)

* Quest for truth (20:22)

* Sharing the gospel through interpersonal relationships (22:40)

* Getting to know your Muslim friends and co-workers (24:17)

* How did the research change you as a person? (25:52)

* The best way to reach out to a Muslim? (30:15)

* The Quran is not like the Bible (31:50)

* Duane helped Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary (35:06)

Links:

* Global Census of Believers from a Muslim background

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LDS church provides place for displaced Muslim community to pray

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Living among the Breakage: Contextual Theology-Making and Ex-Muslim Christians

* Duane Miller's Blog