The Rise of ISIS
This journal article by Daniel Holstege provides an informative overview of ISIS as a radical Islamic terrorist organization, documenting its origins, goals, tactics, and threat level to Western nations as of 2014. While not strictly theological, the resource may be useful for Reformed Christians seeking to understand contemporary global threats from a Christian worldview perspective and to inform their prayers and engagement with current events.
In the August 25, 2014 issue of Time magazine we found an article with this heading: "An Evil That Must Be Stopped: ISIS is the most serious threat to American interests in a decade. Why we must counter it." If you have been watching world events lately, you have surely heard of ISIS, or ISIL. But maybe you wonder, who or what is ISIS? The acronym ISIS means "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria," and ISIL means "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant." ISIS and ISIL are the same group. ISIS is a new...
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