Relying on the media and politicians to tell us what Muslims believe is not going to serve Christians well, whether the goal is understanding global events or talking with a Muslim neighbor. James White goes to the Qur'an itself: its structure and history, how it was collected and transmitted, what it says about Jesus and about the Scriptures that preceded it, its denial of the Trinity and the crucifixion, and the texts Muslims most often raise with Christians.

White writes as a debater who has engaged Muslim apologists directly, and he is careful to describe Islam as its own sources describe it before responding to it. The result is both an informed introduction and a practical handbook for conversation, which treats Muslim neighbors as people to be persuaded rather than caricatured. For pastors, students, and any Christian who wants to speak to the subject without embarrassment.