31:
278:
understanding is the true form of Islam. Smith also believes that although
Western actions in the Islamic world can instigate Muslim discontent, it is the Islamic scriptures that encourage the violence. He also rues the fact that moderate Muslims are not able to challenge the radicals using scripture
179:
In 1981, while studying for his masters, Smith attended a seminar on Islam while noting that there were only 1,500 Christians ministering to
Muslims worldwide, he decided to become a missionary to the Muslim world and pursued a second master's degree in Islamic studies from Fuller Theological
206:
In 2010, Smith resumed work on his PhD at the
Melbourne School of Theology which he completed in March 2017 He helped run the Hyde Park Christian Fellowship, which emphasizes the use of polemics with Muslims alongside apologetics, and has made appearances at
279:
because he believes the radicals have the scriptural authority. Smith believes that ultimately
Muslims and others will realize that the Muslim scriptures, coupled with the example of their prophet Muhammad, are irrelevant to modern times.
254:. Smith believes the growth in radical Islam in Britain is due to disaffected Muslims, often minimally religious, returning to their Islamic roots. He says that after reading the Islamic scriptures, (the
347:
ABC News
Australia: "Jay Smith is a Mennonite and a regular at Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park" interview by John Cleary – produced by Noel Debien and Dan Driscoll
564:
242:
Smith believes that although both Islam and
Christianity include radicals, moderates, and liberals, it is radical Muslims that commit violence as they take the
559:
519:
321:
549:
425:
246:
seriously, while radical
Christians who also take the Bible seriously serve others in love. He claims that radical Muslims model their lives on
589:
156:
69:
574:
579:
554:
539:
414:
Christianity Today: "Unapologetic
Apologist – Jay Smith confronts Muslim fundamentalists with fundamentalist fervor" by Deann Alford
483:
Calvary
Magazine: "Confronting Radical Islam – Jay Smith was a featured speaker at the Calvary Chapel Missions Conference 2010"
485:
594:
437:
544:
168:
78:
377:
Christianity Today: "Plus: Deconstructing Islam – Apologist Jay Smith takes a confrontational approach" by Stan
Guthrie
215:
for over 24 years. Smith also engages in formal public debates with prominent Muslim apologists and scholars including
160:
74:
394:
426:
Premier Magazine: "Christian seeks legal advice after being ordered off ladder at Speakers' Corner" by Alex Williams
192:
196:
115:
454:
516:
318:
569:
584:
200:
164:
199:. In 2001, he halted his education to concentrate on apologetics following the terrorist attacks of
283:
267:
216:
376:
232:
212:
148:
413:
523:
489:
346:
325:
208:
152:
64:
361:
236:
228:
533:
398:
482:
251:
220:
391:
224:
119:
243:
510:
111:
107:
438:
Metro UK: "Ladders and soapboxes ‘banned’ from Speaker’s Corner" by Jen Mills
505:
247:
147:
Smith was born in India to Brethren in Christ missionaries and attended
184:
151:
in India. His grandparents were also missionaries. He earned a BA from
127:
123:
30:
275:
271:
263:
259:
188:
131:
97:
apologetics, polemics, historical critique of Islam and Christianity
255:
44:
159:
in apologetics. He has also earned an MA in Islamics from the
282:
Smith's polemical approach has been praised by the Salafi
513:
The Classical Debates – Jay Smith vs. Dr. Shabir Ally
357:
355:
110:and apologist. Since 1983, he has been a full-time
93:
85:
59:
51:
37:
21:
392:Eurasian College: "Visiting Lecturers- Jay Smith"
319:Apologetics315: "Apologist Interview: Jay Smith"
250:, while radical Christians model their lives on
526:"Apologist Interview: Jay Smith" April 11, 2011
8:
478:
476:
29:
18:
448:
446:
314:
312:
310:
308:
306:
304:
302:
300:
298:
187:as a missionary and in 1992, he moved to
270:), they come to the conclusion that the
191:where he continued his education at the
565:Alumni of the London School of Theology
294:
193:School of Oriental and African Studies
342:
340:
338:
336:
334:
167:in apologetics and polemics from the
7:
409:
407:
387:
385:
372:
370:
157:Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
155:and then a Masters of Divinity from
70:Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
560:Fuller Theological Seminary alumni
14:
550:United Brethren in Christ clergy
511:Evangelium e Apoligia Ministries
453:McRoy, Anthony (February 2005).
362:Apologetics Central: "Jay Smith"
455:"There Can Be No End to Jihad'"
1:
590:American expatriates in India
169:Melbourne School of Theology
79:Melbourne School of Theology
16:American Christian apologist
161:Fuller Theological Seminary
106:(born 1953) is an American
75:Fuller Theological Seminary
41:1953 (age 70–71)
611:
575:Christian critics of Islam
580:American critics of Islam
555:Messiah University alumni
540:Brethren in Christ Church
197:London School of Theology
116:Brethren in Christ Church
28:
401:retrieved March 15, 2015
364:retrieved March 15, 2015
258:in conjunction with the
183:In 1987, Smith moved to
595:People from Mussoorie
459:Christianitytoday.com
545:Christian apologists
461:. Christianity Today
108:Christian evangelist
284:Omar Bakri Muhammad
217:Omar Bakri Muhammad
89:Christian Apologist
522:2017-06-24 at the
488:2017-08-29 at the
324:2017-06-24 at the
233:Abdur Raheem Green
201:September 11, 2001
379:September 9, 2002
213:Hyde Park, London
101:
100:
602:
493:
480:
471:
470:
468:
466:
450:
441:
435:
429:
423:
417:
411:
402:
389:
380:
374:
365:
359:
350:
344:
329:
316:
149:Woodstock School
118:with a focus on
33:
19:
610:
609:
605:
604:
603:
601:
600:
599:
530:
529:
524:Wayback Machine
502:
497:
496:
490:Wayback Machine
481:
474:
464:
462:
452:
451:
444:
436:
432:
424:
420:
412:
405:
390:
383:
375:
368:
360:
353:
345:
332:
326:Wayback Machine
317:
296:
291:
209:Speakers Corner
177:
153:Messiah College
145:
140:
81:
72:
67:
65:Messiah College
47:
42:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
608:
606:
598:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
532:
531:
528:
527:
517:Apologetics315
514:
508:
501:
500:External links
498:
495:
494:
472:
442:
430:
418:
403:
397:2015-03-16 at
381:
366:
351:
330:
328:April 11, 2011
293:
292:
290:
287:
229:Anjem Choudary
176:
175:Focus on Islam
173:
144:
141:
139:
136:
99:
98:
95:
94:Known for
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
43:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
607:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
570:Living people
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
537:
535:
525:
521:
518:
515:
512:
509:
507:
506:Pfander Films
504:
503:
499:
491:
487:
484:
479:
477:
473:
460:
456:
449:
447:
443:
439:
434:
431:
427:
422:
419:
416:June 13, 2008
415:
410:
408:
404:
400:
399:archive.today
396:
393:
388:
386:
382:
378:
373:
371:
367:
363:
358:
356:
352:
349:March 5, 2009
348:
343:
341:
339:
337:
335:
331:
327:
323:
320:
315:
313:
311:
309:
307:
305:
303:
301:
299:
295:
288:
286:
285:
280:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
240:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
181:
174:
172:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
142:
137:
135:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
71:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
463:. Retrieved
458:
433:
421:
281:
252:Jesus Christ
241:
221:Azzam Tamimi
205:
182:
178:
146:
103:
102:
23:Dr Jay Smith
585:1954 births
440:25 Jun 2017
428:25 Jun 2017
237:Edip Yüksel
225:Shabir Ally
120:apologetics
52:Nationality
534:Categories
289:References
180:Seminary.
143:Early life
126:among the
112:missionary
86:Occupation
465:29 August
138:Biography
114:with the
104:Jay Smith
60:Education
520:Archived
492:Issue 43
486:Archived
395:Archived
322:Archived
248:Muhammad
195:and the
163:, and a
124:polemics
55:American
185:Senegal
128:Muslims
68:M.Div.
276:Athari
272:Salafi
266:, and
264:tafsir
260:hadith
256:Qur'an
244:Qur’an
189:London
132:London
77:Ph.D
63:B.A.
45:India
467:2017
268:sira
235:and
122:and
73:M.A
38:Born
211:in
165:PhD
130:of
536::
475:^
457:.
445:^
406:^
384:^
369:^
354:^
333:^
297:^
262:,
239:.
231:,
227:,
223:,
219:,
203:.
171:.
134:.
469:.
274:/
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
