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VOLUME 4:

It may surprise you that as Christian missionary I invite my Christian and secular readers to seriously consider Muslim arguments against secularism. These arguments reach far beyond Nigeria to encompass the entire globe. They have direct implications for current relations between the Muslim world and the West.

Except for hard-core secularists and "secular Muslims," it is almost inconceivable that anyone who has carefully thought through this Muslim perspective would even consider secularism as the solution to the so-called "Muslim problem" in the world.

I invite you to draw your own conclusions by asking yourself: Which is the real problem – Islam or secularism? You probably won't find a simple "yes" or "no" formula.

Volume 4 explains why most Muslims reject with great fervor the "unholy triad" of secularism, colonialism and Christianity, three forces that have allegedly conspired to destroy Islam. I have included many quotations and appendices from Muslims themselves so that you can hear the real voice of Muslims directly. Positively, the discussion also explains the wholistic Muslim approach to religion.

Chapter 1—INTRODUCTION—p. 11

• Progress So Far
• Mirror of Embarrassment
• Focus on Secularism
• Secularism under Attack
• Global Significance of Subject
• Secular Contempt for Fundamentalism
• Cogency and Parallels
• Fundamentalism and Mainstream
• Pre-9/11 Rumblings
• Religion and Manipulation
• History of the Debate
• Features of the Debate
• Christian Environment
• Confusion of Religion with Its Institutions
• Misunderstanding of Christianity
• The “You Too” Deflection
• Passionate Anger and Contempt
• Scapegoats
• Empathy and Respect
• Companion CD-Rom
• Housekeeping Items
• Humility and Carefulness

Chapter 2—THE MUSLIM VIEW OF SECULARISM—p. 31

• The Heart of Secularism
• Secularism: Antithesis to Islam
• Rejection of Secular Governments
• Secular Politics
• Separation of Religion from Politics
• The Hijab Controversy in the West

Chapter 3—WHOLISM: THE MUSLIM HEART—p. 61

Chapter 4—THE UNHOLY TRIAD: CHRISTIANITY, COLONIALISM, SECULARISM—p. 77

• The Origin of Secularism and Its Causes
• A Foreign Feature
• Colonialism, Christianity, Oppression
• Western Sense of Superiority

Chapter 5—THE NEUTRALITY EQUATION—p. 111

Chapter 6—THE CONSTITUTION: SECULAR OR MULTI-RELIGIOUS—p. 129

Chapter 7—A DISCORDANT MUSLIM NOTE: SECULAR, MODERNIST, MARXIST MUSLIMS—p. 141

Chapter 8—CONCLUDING REMARKS—p. 151

APPENDICES—p. 157

BIBLIOGRAPHY—p. 243

INDEX—p. 257