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The Institute of Islamic Studies
A Christian, undergraduate Islamic Studies program
Mission Statement: The Institute of Islamic Studies will pioneer the training of Hispanic, Latino, and other evangelical Christians to love and serve Muslims as missionaries of the Gospel. The Institute will likewise equip American believers to serve their Muslim neighbors with the love of Jesus Christ. Graduates of the Institute will be able to embrace and interact fruitfully with Muslims on a personal level as well as to train churches and other groups in vibrant ministry to Muslims. Institute graduates will be catalysts for a worldwide movement to faith in Christ among Muslims and church planting movements among Muslim people groups around the world.
TRAINING TRACKS:
A. Islamic Studies concentration in Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies program:
Initially, the following courses are envisioned:
- Understanding Islam – In this course, students will explore various issues in Islam in a summary fashion, including the life of Mohammad, the Quran, the hadith, the five “pillars” of Islam, women’s rights in Islam, folk or “common” Islam, sects and movements, Islam’s view of Christianity, and evangelism to Muslims.
- Islamic Scriptures: The Quran and Hadith – This course provides an in-depth examination of the Quran and its exegesis, as well as the science of hadith studies.
- Mohammad and Islamic History – This course explores the life of Mohammad from the earliest biographical sources, together with an overview of Islamic history from its earliest days to the twenty-first century.
- Islamic Jurisprudence – In this course, students will examine the various sources of Islamic law, the fields of jurisprudence, and the schools of Islamic law.
- Ministry to Muslims – This course provides a comprehensive study of evangelism and ministry to Muslims, including an in-depth look at the culture and worldview of Muslims, their view of the spirit world, and an exploration of methods of evangelism to Muslims.
- Apologetics and Islam – Through this course, students will thoroughly investigate the issues debated among theologians including the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, the reliability of scripture, the nature of God and the sinful nature of mankind, violence and women’s rights in Islam, the question of prophecies of Mohammad in the Bible, and a critical examination of the Quran.
- Arabic Language – These courses will equip students to read, write, and speak modern Arabic. Upper division courses may also include Quranic Arabic.
- Other courses may include the Muslim-majority languages of Turkish, Persian, Urdu, and others, a short-term domestic or international ministry practicum, and courses addressing Islam and particular ethnic groups, e.g., Islam and Hispanics.
B. Workshops and short-term training:
- The Institute will seek to educate, train, and equip in effective ministry to Muslims those outside the university setting through conferences, seminars, and consultations. This may include work with individual churches, denominational organizations, and mission sending organizations.
C. Missionary training:
- The Institute will seek to serve Hispanic, Latino, and other mission sending agencies by educating, training, and equipping their missionaries to Muslim people groups.
D. Translation and publication:
- The Institute will translate seminal works on Muslim evangelism into Spanish and Portuguese where they are not available and will encourage and publish original materials in those languages.
For more information contact:
Mark Pfeiffer,
Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies
mpfeiffer@bua.edu
210.924.4338 ext. 341
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