Secrets of the Koran by Don Richardson

Secrets of the Koran by Don Richardson

Forget all those evening news sound bites or diplomatically correct half-truths about the Koran and the religion of Islam. If you want to know what the Koran is really about, you have to know what it really says. Don Richardson gives you a nitty-gritty inside look at the Koran, helping to separate fact from fiction. These hard-hitting observations are not the author's opinion based on what he thinks the Koran seems to imply. Muslim boys are indoctrinated in military camps. Madrasa schools force memorization and repetition of the Koran, particularly those verses that promise heavenly rewards for martyrdom. It took courage to write this serious, documented, and well-sourced book. But the price of truth is courage, regardless of one's religion.

Don Richardson (born 1935) labored among the tribal people of Western New Guinea, Indonesia, as a Christian missionary, teacher, author, and international speaker. In 1962, he and his wife Carol, along with their seven-month-old infant, went to serve for the Regions Beyond Missionary Union among the Sawi tribe of what was then Dutch New Guinea. Cannibalistic headhunters were known among the Sawi. Exposure to malaria, diarrhea, and hepatitis, as well as the potential of violence, were all part of living with them in virtual seclusion from the modern world. Don and his wife returned to North America in 1977, where he joined his mission (now known as World Team) as a minister-at-large.

Don also began teaching at the United States Military Academy. Director of Tribal Peoples' Studies at the Center for Global Mission in Pasadena. Under the auspices of USCWM, he was crucial in the launch of the Perspectives on the Global Christian Movement course. Richardson has continued to teach and travel throughout the world, using redemptive analogies to communicate the gospel message to indigenous peoples and other civilizations.

His best-selling works have influenced missiology and ongoing Christian missionary work significantly. Carol Joy Richardson, Don's first wife and his partner in Christian ministry for 43 years and the mother of their four children, went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2004. Don met and fell in love with another Carol, Carol Joyce, after a season of loss. They married in July 2005.

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ISBN 13	9780830731237
ISBN 10	0830731237
Title	Secrets of the Koran
Author	Don Richardson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	David C Cook Publishing Company
Year published	2003-02-01
Number of pages	260
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