Some years ago, Sophia Kim wrote a couple of helpful articles about Women, Sufism and the Gospel. Her expereince, was I think in Egypt, but she seems to be exploring Sufism from the beginning. This one explores the question of the place of women in Sufism. Then this one explores the implications for mission to […]
Larry Vanderaa worked in Mali. The Islam he found there did not match what he had been taught to expect. He let the local teacher teach him. To see what he learned, see his Kingdom Communities paper. At the popular level, ordinary people seek out Sufi masters to obtain baraka, blessing. Alan Howell reflects on
There is not much to put in this section yet that I am aware of. That is one reason for writing the book! Much of what has been written about Sufism in the West (by academics) is about Westerners adapting Sufism and usually de-islamising it. Richard Cook’s paper about Mirpuri Sufism is significant because so
Lilias Trotter’s booklet “The Sevenfold Secret” written towards the end of her life as a message to the Sufis she met in the Algerian Sahara is available in English from via this link. Mazhar Mallouhi produced a Sufi commentary on the Gospel of John. At present, it is only available in Arabic. For more information,
In his article “From Prophethood to the Gospel: Talking to Folk Muslims about Jesus,” Perry Pennington thinks deeply about the challenges of sharing the gospel with Muslims steeped in a Sufi-mindset in Pakistan. He recognises that many of the bridges and illustrations Chrsitians use don’t actually address the things that ordinary Muslims are concerned about.