Christianity
Living the American evangelical dream
American Christian apologist Carson Weitnauer tells us about the Christian life:
Ishmael, peace be upon him part II: The rightful holder of the everlasting covenant
Many christians see Arabs and muslims as the descendants of prophet Ishmael and develop racist view and hatred toward them because of their understanding of the Hebrew scriptures but for those who treat the scriptures with fairness and sincerity will see that Ishmael part of God’s covenant with Abraham from the beginning, he is the very foundation of God’s eternal and unconditional covenant with the gentile nations (Heb: גויים Goyim)
Abraham’s children
Judaism: inscription. Christianity: incarnation. Islam: inlibration.
Original sin ended with Adam
Original sin ended with Adam. ‘Adam received words from his Lord, and He relented towards him’ (Quran 2:37). The God of Mercy and Justice cannot punish children for their father’s sin; He even opens the way to our own individual… Read More ›
Ishmael, peace be upon him, part I: “Wild Ass” Man?
Was prophet Ishmael(ص) really a ‘Wild Ass’ Man or Is it a deliberate character assassination due to the enmities which arose in prophet Abraham’s extended family contributed to the translation of Gen 16: 12?
Scandal: Jay Smith’s Racist, White-Supremacist + Xenophobic Links Exposed
Yahya Snow writes: I hope our allies at Unite Against Fascists can keep an eye on Jay Smith’s ‘apologetics’ group he calls the Pfander Centre for Apologetics (co-founded by Beth Grove). Folk have been linking Islamophobes with racists, fascists and… Read More ›
Some thoughts on the authorship of Isaiah, biblical scholarship, and fundamentalism.
The fundamentalist commonly identifies himself not as a fundamentalist but as an evangelical, and their evangelical identity is of great importance to them. It is of extreme importance to fundamentalists to defend the unitary authorship of the Book of Isaiah,… Read More ›
Galatians 2:21: possibly one of the most important verses in the New Testament
The Tanakh is the canon of the Hebrew Bible. The traditional Hebrew text is known as the Masoretic Text. Tanakh is an acronym of the first Hebrew letter of each of the Masoretic Text’s three traditional subdivisions: Torah (“Teaching”, also known… Read More ›
O Isaiah, where art thou? No longer in Isaiah 53 it seems…
The Book of Isaiah is much beloved by Christians for it contains a wondrous prophecy concerning the death and resurrection of Jesus – or so we are told. In Christian-Muslim debates over the meaning of the crucial chapter 53 I have… Read More ›
Some juicy new reading
I have just got back from the wondrous Foyles Bookshop in Charing Cross Road, having bought two succulent gems.. St Paul: The Misunderstood Apostle has just been published, written by the celebrated religious commentator Karen Armstrong. I always appreciate her balanced… Read More ›
History of English – in just ten hilarious minutes
Learn about the influence of Shakespeare and the King James Bible on the English Language. Fascinating!
How To Respond to Other Christians Who Quote “I am THE Way”
Reblogged from The Progressive Christian Channel (yes! not all Christians are fundamentalists!). Its relevance to Muslim-Christian debates will hopefully become apparent. One of my personal mantras is “One God. Many paths.” I’ve been surprised by the number of fellow Christians… Read More ›
O Daniel, where art thou? No longer in the Bible it seems…
The Book of Daniel is much beloved by Christians for it contains a wondrous prophecy concerning the coming Messiah – or so we are told. In Christian-Muslim debates over the meaning of the crucial chapter 7 I have always been… Read More ›
Adding Trinity to the Bible
this excerpt from a Bart Ehrman talk tells the fascinating story of Erasmus and the Trinity verse.
What if Arianism had won?
A lecture by Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford. He asks ‘What if Arianism had won?’ ‘The most noticeable and remarkable thing about Western Europe in what we call the Middle Ages is its… Read More ›
All-American Sheikh
Religious scholar Hamza Yusuf discusses the arc of Islamic civilization, the causes of Middle East conflict, and running the first Muslim liberal arts college in the United States. By Scott MacLeod © 2015 The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. As… Read More ›
The sad truth: Jesus loves his enemies…and then kills them all
Jesus Loves His Enemies…and Then Kills Them All by Danios on April 23, 2011 on Loonwatch.com This article is part 5 of LoonWatch’s Understanding Jihad Series. Please read my “disclaimer”, which explains my intentions behind writing this article: The Understanding Jihad Series: Is Islam… Read More ›
Review: Ijaz Ahmad & Dr Tony Costa debate: “Was Jesus the Son of God or Only the Prophet of God?”
UPDATE Muhammad Asad has updated this review by adding a section on the Gospel of John (with important references) and updated #4 with a citation by Professor James Tabor. **** Ijaz Ahmad debated Dr Tony Costa on the topic of… Read More ›
Catholics and Mary
why not just pray to God and cut out the middle man/woman?
Early Christian diversity – further reflections by Brian Mp
reblogged from Nazam’s facebook page By trying to understand the Pauline school scriptures (the whole N.T), you really are shooting yourself in the foot. We’re talking about the same scriptures which have two letters by Peter, both of which are… Read More ›
The agonies of writing a sermon on the Trinity
‘Perichoresis is a term used in Trinitarian theology to describe the mutual indwelling relationship between Father, Son and Spirit. It derives from language related to dance (hence, choreography). This dance also occurs in the mind when trying to pin ideas… Read More ›
Jesus: The Muslim
Christian theologian Vicky Beeching hears the stories about Jesus the Muslim from Cambridge scholar Tim Winter (a.k.a. Abdal Hakim Murad).
Q&A: Reaching God Through Jesus? Dr Shabir Ally replies..
A viewer asks if the Quran has a similar verse as John 14:6 in the Bible where it says ‘ ‘Jesus answered, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to Father except through me.’ Dr… Read More ›
Christian ISIS in the UK?
Britain First are a far-right Christian political party who say they want Islam to be banned and would hang their enemies if in power. They say they are staunchly Christian and want Britain run according to ‘Christian values’. In the… Read More ›
Dawah 101
For Muslims new to discussions with non-Muslims (especially with certain evangelical Christians) – remember this golden rule and you will be fine:
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