Events
This Easter Weekend, 3 Christians and 3 Muslims will get together to defend and advance their faiths through reason and logic. It is the hope of Acts 17 Apologetics that the love of God, truth, and fellow man be the driving force behind a thorough investigation of some critical issues of these two faiths.
Below are brief introductions of the debaters and associated website information.
Sami Zaatari has written hundreds of articles defending Islam and runs the website www.muslim-responses.com. He is currently studying literature in London and is working on a book on Jesus' crucifixion.
Shadid Lewis is a convert to Islam and currently serves as President of the Hampton Mosque and Islamic Center. He has his certification in Comparative Religion from the Islamic Research and Propagation Center, and has studied the Sciences of the Qur'an at American Open Islamic University.
Nadir Ahmed is a Muslim debater backed by the Islamic Center of Peoria. He runs the website www.examinethetruth.com.
James White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the author of more than twenty books, a professor, an accomplished debater, and an elder of the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church. www.AOMin.org.
David Wood is a Teaching Fellow at Fordham University, where he teaches Philosophical Ethics. He holds degrees in Biology and Philosophy and is coauthor of the book Who Was Jesus? Who Was Muhammad? Two Debates. He runs the website www.AnsweringMuslims.com.
Nabeel Qureshi is an ex-Muslim apologist who is currently pursuing an MD at Eastern Virginia Medical School and has just finished the coursework for his MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola University in CA.
Below are brief introductions of the debaters and associated website information.
Sami Zaatari has written hundreds of articles defending Islam and runs the website www.muslim-responses.com. He is currently studying literature in London and is working on a book on Jesus' crucifixion.
Shadid Lewis is a convert to Islam and currently serves as President of the Hampton Mosque and Islamic Center. He has his certification in Comparative Religion from the Islamic Research and Propagation Center, and has studied the Sciences of the Qur'an at American Open Islamic University.
Nadir Ahmed is a Muslim debater backed by the Islamic Center of Peoria. He runs the website www.examinethetruth.com.
James White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the author of more than twenty books, a professor, an accomplished debater, and an elder of the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church. www.AOMin.org.
David Wood is a Teaching Fellow at Fordham University, where he teaches Philosophical Ethics. He holds degrees in Biology and Philosophy and is coauthor of the book Who Was Jesus? Who Was Muhammad? Two Debates. He runs the website www.AnsweringMuslims.com.
Nabeel Qureshi is an ex-Muslim apologist who is currently pursuing an MD at Eastern Virginia Medical School and has just finished the coursework for his MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola University in CA.
Friday, March 21st
7:00 - James White vs. Nadir Ahmed
"Can We Trust What the New Testament Says about Jesus and the Gospel?"
Old Dominion University, MGB 102
Saturday, March 22nd
2:30 - David Wood vs. Sami Zaatari
"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?"
Old Dominion University, MGB 102
7:00 - Shadid Lewis vs. Nabeel Qureshi
"The Case for Islam versus The Case for Christianity: Why We Chose to Leave and Believe"
Old Dominion University, MGB 102
Sunday, March 23rd
2:30 - David Wood vs. Shadid Lewis
"Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?"
Central Baptist Church in Ghent
6:00 - Nabeel Qureshi vs. Sami Zaatari
"Who Was Jesus?"
Central Baptist Church in Ghent
7:00 - James White vs. Nadir Ahmed
"Can We Trust What the New Testament Says about Jesus and the Gospel?"
Old Dominion University, MGB 102
Saturday, March 22nd
2:30 - David Wood vs. Sami Zaatari
"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?"
Old Dominion University, MGB 102
7:00 - Shadid Lewis vs. Nabeel Qureshi
"The Case for Islam versus The Case for Christianity: Why We Chose to Leave and Believe"
Old Dominion University, MGB 102
Sunday, March 23rd
2:30 - David Wood vs. Shadid Lewis
"Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?"
Central Baptist Church in Ghent
6:00 - Nabeel Qureshi vs. Sami Zaatari
"Who Was Jesus?"
Central Baptist Church in Ghent
Directions
Friday and Saturday -- The debates will be held at Old Dominion University in the Mills Godwin Building. Click here for directions To Old Dominion University.
Park in the parking garage at the corner of Elkhorn and 43rd (parking is free). This is building number 50 on Old Dominion's Parking Map. MGB is the building adjacent to the parking garage, number 51.
Sunday -- The debates will conclude on Easter Sunday at Central Baptist Church in Ghent. Click here for directions to the church. There should be ample parking, but come early just in case!
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