David H. Greenlee > Quotes

“The realization that Jews and/or Christians first used all of the technical religious vocabulary of the Qur’an and all of the forms of the Five Pillars of Islam (except references to Muhammad and Mecca) encouraged them to develop a liturgy using biblical content but Muslim forms.”
― David H. Greenlee, From the Straight Path to the Narrow Way: Journeys of Faith

“They called themselves “Muslims,” “real Muslims,” “completed Muslims,” “Muslim followers of Isa,” Mu’min (“believers,” a term used by both Muslims and Christians), and some “Christians,” especially when they had become the majority. • The traditional Muslims called them “Muslims if they say so” or “Christians.” • Traditional Christians are largely unaware of them.”
― David H. Greenlee, From the Straight Path to the Narrow Way: Journeys of Faith

“As Christian workers have understood that the gospel can be translated into various cultural forms and that all of the “Pillars of Islam” (except the references to Muhammad and Mecca) were used previously by Jews and/or Christians, they have found greater freedom to use vocabularies and forms of worship that felt indigenous. This has resulted in significant growth in the number of Muslims following Christ in many regions.”
― David H. Greenlee, From the Straight Path to the Narrow Way: Journeys of Faith