Zondervan Academic - one of the largest publishers of Christian academic works - is releasing its own translation of the Quran with full commentary and supplementary essays [1].
I first got the news from Disrn [2], a Christian media site that gives short rundowns of the major stories around the world and in Christianity. As I expected (and I will admit, I shared this reaction for the first minute), many commentors on their Facebook post raised concerns of Chrislam, an unholy marriage of Christian and Islamic doctrine by spineless 'Christians'.
But reading the product description, I'm slightly excited to get my hands on one of these. Apart from the socially necessary (and submissively toned) platitude to Muslims ("Factual, respectful of Muslims"), this looks solid. The work is aimed at Christian professors, students, pastors, and missionaries in teaching the contents of Islam and interacting with Muslims. It is written for Christians by Christians.
Right now, I am a high school teacher in training, and one of my subject qualifications will be Studies of Religion. I really only intend to teach Christian truth, as in Biblical Studies classes that independent Christian schools run. But interaction with other religions is inevitable, so this book may well become my one stop shop for equipping students in the spiritual war against Islam. Well, that and David Wood's ministry. Both of these resources will become my mains.
How about you, fellow Christians? Are you comfortable with a Christian publisher releasing a heathen text, though it comes with a Christian commentary? Do you fear Chrislamic ideas will be pushed, or will the conflicts between Christianity and Islam be duly acknowledged?
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[1] - "The Quran with Christian Commentary - A Guide to Understanding the Scriptures of Islam" https://zondervanacademic.com/products/the-quran-with-christian-commentary
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