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• Insight

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• Islamic State unravelled..

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 27, 2015 • ( 10 )

  

  As a keen supporter of the return of the Khalifah (not to be confused with the unconscionable IS) I have bought a ticket to this exciting event taught by Professor Jonathan A C Brown: The one day seminar will explore… Read More ›

• Rawda روضة الشهداء – The Garden of Martyrs in English.

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 26, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Extracts from the most famous recital of the story of the Ahl al-Bayt. For the first time, this unique dhikr is mostly sung in English! Published on 23 May 2015.    

• The Church of Nice

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Screen print from a blog by Fr. Angel Sotelo, a courageous Roman Catholic priest living in California. He says ‘My views are those of a Catholic priest who stands with the Catholic Church’.

• David Wood destroyed by Bart Ehrman

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 25, 2015 • ( 27 )

  More importantly, Ehrman demolishes the widespread fundamentalist view of the Bible as inerrant and textually uncorrupt.

• Islam and the Irish Referendum on same sex-marriage.

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The Irish Referendum on same sex-marriage: Divine guidance, democracy and the psychological virus. Gai Eaton died in 2010 at the age of eighty-nine leaving behind a body of work that continues to inspire Muslims and all seekers of truth from around… Read More ›

• Does Islam Guarantee Salvation?

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 22, 2015 • ( 38 )

  Dr Shabir Ally explains..     

• Two gay campaigners against same-sex marriage in Ireland

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  by Michael Kirke Here are the testimonies of two men which every voter should see before going out to the polling station in Ireland next Friday. Keith Mills is gay, agnostic and a dedicated blogger on Eurovision. Paddy Manning is… Read More ›

• Children of Faith

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 19, 2015 • ( 4 )

  Guest article by Muhammad al-Hakeem, a writer in Egypt. Lump it or like it, but atheists are quite good for the intellectual integrity of our species. Not only are they an indispensable component of its philosophical spectrum, but they also… Read More ›

• Khalifah

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 19, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

• Dr Abdul Wahid – How free is free speech ? – London School Of Economics (LSE)

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

• Losing their religion: the hidden crisis of faith among Britain’s young Muslims

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 17, 2015 • ( 16 )

  Though the Guardian predictably sees apostates as heros struggling for their human rights, the article contains much that is of interest in this taboo subject. http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/may/17/losing-their-religion-british-ex-muslims-non-believers-hidden-crisis-faith    

• A challenge from within

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The Revd Christopher Tuckett is a British biblical scholar and Anglican priest. He is Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Pembroke College. His analysis (below) is widely shared by other NT scholars…. Read More ›

• Duh!

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

   

• Adam Deen on Panorama – Featuring Sh Haitham al Haddad

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 16, 2015 • ( 3 )

• Tasawwuf vs Sufism

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 15, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

• Leading Christian doubts Muslims are having Jesus dreams

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 15, 2015 • ( 19 )

  Why John Piper Doubts Muslims Having Jesus Dreams Many Muslims have claimed over the years that they saw Jesus in their dreams and got saved. But preacher and theologian John Piper says he is highly suspicious of such stories as… Read More ›

• Jesus’ successors and legacy

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 15, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Some insightful excerpts from The Jesus Dynasty by James D. Tabor, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina.  “Although the followers of Jesus reshaped themselves under the new leadership of James, and eventually returned to Jerusalem, there might… Read More ›

• This is Britain

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• The Western reader and The Qur’an

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• Beauty

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 14, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  Antonio del Pollaiolo, Profile Portrait of a Young Lady, 1470 Gemaldegalerie, Berlin

• Adam Deen’s thoughts on Haddad’s ‘ISIS burns alive Jordanian pilot’

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

   Link to Haddad’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvosN… https://www.adamdeen.com

• Muhammad (PBUH) appears in a dream to a Christian – embraces Islam

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Mexican brother Umar explains how he saw the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in a dream and explains how he came to Islam

• Government in a Nutshell

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 12, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• Kermit Zarley on distinguishing Jesus and God

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 11, 2015 • ( 1 )

  Mr. Kermit Zarley is a retired professional golfer and Christian author, having written books on christology and eschatology. In this episode, recorded at his home in Arizona, he describes being born again as a teen, his evangelical identity, and his… Read More ›

• TV and books

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 11, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

• Some reflections on Jesus and the Quran

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 10, 2015 • ( 7 )

  

    The American anti-Islam Christian apologist Sam Shamoun recently issued a challenge to me concerning the Quranic narratives about Jesus. He writes: ‘if you are consistent then doesn’t it trouble you that no bonafide NT scholar or historian would ever… Read More ›

• Ethics of War – Explore Islam Week 2014 – Timothy Winter

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 9, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, also known as Timothy Winter, talks about a topic that has been at the forefront of modern media discussion for many decades now.

• Would a Loving God stuff all of salvation into a single moment in History?

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 8, 2015 • ( 23 )

  Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad compares the Christian view of salvation through Jesus and the Islamic view of salvation through thousands of Prophets sent to every nation throughout history in light of Divine love and justice.

• Some pertinent advise

  By paulwilliamsbloggingtheologycom on May 8, 2015 • ( 0 )