Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad?

This is a book about relations with Islam from the perspective of evangelical Christianity. The author is a founding dean of Beeson Divinity School and an editor with Christianity Today. It is a reasonably balanced, the author gives respect ot Muslims in many areas where he believes it is due, Both are people of the book, are monotheistic, believe actively in charity and the sovereingty of God. The sticking point is the Christian belief in the Trinity; these include the idea of God as a heavenly father, the deity of Christ, and the Holy Spirit is personal. Timothy George believes that God as love and as a bestower of grace are much greater in Christianity. He adds in the necessity of the cross, which is bewildring for many non-Christians. George does not really deal with how the two faiths might co-exist, or even how Christians have done somewhat better overall living in Muslim countries before the last 50 years, than Muslims in Christian countries. ( )