Truth About Muslims / Muslims Christians and the Zombie Apocalypse
The Zwemer Center’s The Truth about Muslims Podcast equips listeners to think critically about media, Muslims, and the mission of God. Since 9/11, people are asking “What is really going on in the Muslim world?” “Is the media giving us the whole picture?” “Do we have reason to fear?” As Christians, “How should we respond?” Join hosts, Trevor Castor and Howard Ki in exploring what God is doing in Muslim ministry.
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Episodes
Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
19 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the fetishes and charms in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the uses of fetishes and charms in folk Islam, from the Qur’anic magic, and other mechanics of fetishes and charms.
Oct 18, 2024
Oct 18, 2024
17 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the Evil Eye during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents on the Evil Eye in both the Bible and the Qur’an, what the Evil Eye is, the Evil Eye in the Muslim world, and how it is understood in Folk Islam.
Oct 15, 2024
Oct 15, 2024
18 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Baraka during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the meaning of the Arabic word Baraka (blessings) in Islam, its mechanism, and forms of receiving blessings.
Oct 11, 2024
Oct 11, 2024
22 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Sayyids and other practitioners during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents what Sayyids are, Diviners and Medicine Men and Women, Midwives, Amulets, Witches, and Marabouts, and how the Qur’an supports this.
Oct 8, 2024
Oct 8, 2024
20 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Missiological implications with Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the different contextualization strategies and examples of the felt needs of Folk Muslims and how the Gospel can answer their needs.
Oct 4, 2024
Oct 4, 2024
16 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Saints (Pirs) Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the different names of Saints (Pirs) within the Islamic Traditions, pre-Islamic roots of Saints, shrines, rituals surrounding Saints, their duties, their authority, and how Christians should understand this.
Oct 1, 2024
Oct 1, 2024
19 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Saints (Pirs) Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents what Saints (Pirs) are in Islam, Saints in the Qur’an and within the Islamic traditions, Saint veneration, and whether Muhammad was a Saint.
Sep 27, 2024
Sep 27, 2024
13 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on saints and sufis in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the beginning of Sufism, a brief history of Sufism, what mysticism is, Sufism's Qur’anic roots, Sufi orders and their stages, and famous Sufi saints.
Sep 24, 2024
Sep 24, 2024
20 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on possession and exorcism in the context of Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents what facilitates and observations of demonic possession, discerning demonic oppression and possession, and how to do an Exorcism.
Sep 20, 2024
Sep 20, 2024
15 min
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on case studies of demonization during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents multiple case studies on demonization in Islamic contexts.