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Allah: A Christian Response (Miroslav Volf, Chapter Four) [6]

By and others ⋅ April 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Previous article: http://jmm.org.au/articles/26671.htm The Qu’ran states that Muslims believe that the ‘People of the Book’ worship the same God: ‘Our God and your God is One’ (Al ‘Ankabut, 29:46). But Muslims reject belief in the Holy Trinity. Nicholas of Cusa (chapter 2) believed that Muslims’ rejection of the Trinity rests on a misunderstanding; in affirming […]

BIG SOCIETY, SMALL WORLD (By Rowan Williams)

By and others ⋅ April 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 1 APR 2011 The theme of the Big Society has found its way into a wide range of contexts in the last year or so. Reactions have been varied; but we should not be distracted from recognising that, whatever the detail of rationale and implementation, it represents an extraordinary opportunity. […]

Darwin and Genesis

By and others ⋅ April 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

DARWINISM AND THE QUEST TO CHEAT DEATH By John Gray ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 28 MAR 2011 Contrary to the cartoon history of ideas that prevails today, Darwinism’s threat to religion did not come principally from challenging the biblical account of creation. Until a few centuries ago the Genesis story was known to be […]

Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

By and others ⋅ March 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

WEA-RLC Research and Analysis Report ————————————– *Saving Pakistan’s Christians* ————————————– March 30, 2011 Pakistan is rightly in the spotlight of Christian rights groups after last month ¢â‚¬â„¢s assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian and Minister of Minority Affairs, for his efforts to repeal the notorious blasphemy law. Despite severe criticism by the international community that followed, […]

Allah: A Christian Response (Miroslav Volf) [5]

By and others ⋅ March 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Previous article in this series – http://jmm.org.au/articles/26663.htm Chapter 3: A Protestant Reformer and the God of the Turks For Martin Luther, the question as to whether Christians and Muslims have a common God revolved around the understanding of God’s love and its utter gratuity. Can we say they have a common God if they differ […]

Allah: A Christian Response (Miroslav Volf) [4]

By and others ⋅ March 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Previous article:   jmm.org.au/articles/26659.htm On May 29, 1453 Ottoman armies led by Sultan Mehmed II brutally sacked the city of Constantinople, the center of Eastern Christendom for over 1000 years. Many feared for the rest of Europe, and the threat to classical culture, together with the possible disappearance of Christianity from Europe. Europeans had two options: […]

Allah: a Christian Response (Miroslav Volf) [3]

By and others ⋅ March 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

(Previous article: http://jmm.org.au/articles/26642.htm ) Chapter One: The Pope and the Prince – God, the Great Chasm and the Building of Bridges In February 2006, the global crisis triggered by the Danish satirical caricatures of the prophet Muhammed even led to the Secretary-General of the UN, Kofi Annan, to speak out. Six months later, in September […]

WHAT IS SHARI’A?

By and others ⋅ March 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

By Khaled Abou El Fadl 22 MAR 2011 The law plays a central role in Islam and yet, the law is also the least understood aspect of the Islamic faith by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In the West, for example, some even go as far as thinking that a Muslim who believes in Shari’a law […]

Muslim violence a fact, not prejudice

By and others ⋅ March 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Mark Durie March 25, 2011 Those who denounce critics of Islam should allow that, like all global faiths, Islam has its detractors and a religion will be judged on what its followers say and do. There is a debate going on about Islam. The question being asked is: Does Islam itself – not just poverty […]

Allah: A Christian Response [2]

By and others ⋅ March 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s my summary of Miroslav Volf’s Introduction: The stakes are high: we’re talking here about more than half of humanity – not to mention crucial issues such as population growth, diminishing natural resources (water etc.). Volf grew up in Yugoslavia – a part of the world where past conflicts between Christians and Muslims are still […]

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