Jihad in Islam and Christianity
Politicians and anti-Muslim activists frequently take to audiences and websites to criticize the term jihad as a form…
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Politicians and anti-Muslim activists frequently take to audiences and websites to criticize the term jihad as a form…
Respect for life is more than a religious value; it is a constituent dimension of faith found in…
The September 11th terrorist attack was traumatic for many people. At that point in my life, I had…
In a letter to G-20 leaders in 2013 Pope Francis stated, “It is regrettable that, from the very…
Fourteen years ago, two dozen people changed, in the blink of an eye, how 300 million people view…
This is an article on the life, works, and efforts of Cemile (the Beautiful), as Annemarie Schimmel (d.…
The question of dialogues between different faiths and cultures is one of the most important questions of our…
Fifty years ago the renowned French Catholic scholar of Islam and the Islamic world, Louis Massignon, died on…
Whenever I watch and read about killings and terrorism in the name of religion today, the music of…
The Qur’an expresses a range of positive and negative attitudes toward Jews and Christians. The doctrine found in…
I read The Fountain as a Christian. Consequently, the magazine’s title is a rich metaphor. For Christians, a…
We often think of education in the context of a classroom environment, where one teaches and the others…
Lynn Mitchell PhD is a Professor of Religious Studies, the director of A.D. Bruce Religion Center at the…
In spring 2008 I was asked to accompany a group of people from the United States during their…
Most human beings feel a strong loyalty to the place of their birth. Sometimes this loyalty can be…