5.34 Aaron Edwards • Reading • “Soft Jihad: Multiculturalism, Islamic Conquest, and Christianity”

ABOUT THE EPISODE Islam—in all its varieties—has gained a prominent foothold in Great Britain like a Himalayan Balsam flower. And if Christians don’t do anything, the West will be overcome by a soft Jihad that conquers through the empty slogans of multiculturalism. Sponsor This month, we’re talking about how Christians engage with Islam, a conversation Southern Seminary has taken seriously for a long time. As President Al Mohler has put it, you can’t prepare a minister for today’s world without reckoning with Islam. That conviction is why Southern now offers a PhD in Islamic Studies, and why it’s home to the Jenkins Center, a team devoted to helping pastors, missionaries, and everyday believers reach their Muslim neighbors with the gospel. To find resources and learn more about degrees, visit sbts.edu/islamicstudies . And be sure to listen to our interview with Dr Ayman Ibrahim, who is the head of the Jenkins Center. Resources to Click “Soft Jihad: Multiculturalism, Islamic Conquest, and Christianity” – Aaron Edwards “Multiculturalism & Rootlessness” – Aaron Edwards “Multiculturalism, Nation, and Church” – Aaron Edwards “5 Reasons Christians Don’t Like to Oppose Immigration” – Aaron Edwards “When the Church Shrinks Back” – Aaron Edwards “In Defence of Christian Britain” – Aaron Edwards “Theocracy, Theonomy, and Civil Society” – Aaron Edwards “Culture and the Kingdom of God” – Aaron Edwards “Episode 10 – How to Be A Christian Dissident” – Pod of the Gaps “Christian Preacher Vindicated After Arrest, Prosecution and ‘Non-Crime Hate Incident’ Threat for Questioning Quran” – Christian Concern “People Crossing the English Channel in Small Boats” – The Migration Observatory “Mum Jailed over ‘Racist’ Migrant Hotel Tweet after Southport Stabbings Is Denied Temporary Release to See Ailing Husband” – James Tapsfield David Atherton Tweet “Record number of rape offences recorded as minister promises ‘urgent action’ ” – Holly Bancroft & Ian Jones “Sexual Offences in England and Wales Overview: Year Ending March 2025” – Office for National Statistics “Rupert Lowe’s 600k grooming gang inquiry hears shock claims of ‘Eid rapes’ and police cover-ups: ‘Barbarians!’” – Gabrielle Wilde “National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Expoitation and Abuse” – Baroness Louise Casey “’Imams promote grooming rings’, Muslim Leader Claims” – Hayley Dixon “The Rape Gang Inquiry Report” – Rupert Lowe “British Muslims in Numbers: Census Summary Report 2025” – Muslim Council of Britain “UK Mosque Statistics/Masjid Statistics” – MuslimBritain.org “Sharia Law or “One Law For All?” – Denis Mac Eoin “The Truth about Sharia Law in Britain” – Hannah Baldock “Parents are pulling children from RE lessons – so they don’t learn about Islam” – Paul Smalley “Watch: Boy Scout Refuses to Bow to Allah During Mosque Visit” – Doug Mainwaring “2021 Census: As UK Population Grows, So Do British Muslim Communities” – Muslim Council of Britain Bob (@shariakill) Tweet Ben Zeisloft Tweet “When Islam Was Called the ‘Religion of Peace’” – Times of India “Is Islam a Religion of Peace?” – Mark Durie “Misunderstanding Islam Is Basically a Slow- Motion Suicide – An Interview with Raymond Ibrahim” – The Hungarian Conservative Michael Foster Tweet Theme of the Month: Unmasking Islam Give to Support the Work Books to Read Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents – Rod Dreher The Challenge of Islam: Understanding and Responding to Islam’s Increasing Influence in the UK – Tim Dieppe