Phil Parshall

Author and Protestant missionary

Phillip L. Parshall is an author and Christian Protestant missionary, noted for his contributions on contextual theology and insider movements.^[1]^[2]

He has a Doctor of Missiology from Fuller Theological Seminary, Fellowships at Harvard University and Yale Divinity School, and has been a missionary among Muslims (in Bangladesh and the Philippines) since the 1970s.^[3]^[4]

He is the author of several articles and books on Christianity, missionary work and Muslims.

His impact has been evaluated in a book about him, The Life and Impact of Phil Parshall: Connecting with Muslims.^[5]

Works

Lifting the Veil (InterVarsity Press, 2002).
The cross and the crescent : understanding the Muslim heart and mind (Gabriel, 2002)
Inside the community : understanding Muslims through their traditions (Mich Baker Books, 1994)
The fortress and the fire : Jesus Christ and the challenge of Islam (Gospel Literature Service, 1975)
Divine threads within a human tapestry : memoirs of Phil Parshall. (William Carey Library, 2000)
The God next door : opening doors to friendship and understanding with Muslims
New Paths in Muslim Evangelism (Baker Book House, 1980)
Muslim evangelism: evangelical approaches to contextualization (Biblica: IVP Books, 2003)
Bridges to Islam: A Christian Perspective on Folk Islam, (InterVarsity Press, 2006)

References

^ "Phil Parshall Reflects on Missions and the Muslim World". Missiologically Thinking. J. D. Payne. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ Lausanne Global Analysis. "Highly Contextualized Missions: Surveying the Global Conversation". Retrieved 7 May 2018.
^ "Phil Parshall". InterVarsity Press. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ "Muslim Evangelism - Phil Parshall". Authentic media. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ Nehrbass, Kenneth, and Mark Williams, eds. The Life and Impact of Phil Parshall: Connecting with Muslims. William Carey Publishing, 2021.