The Early Muslim Community and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Early Muslim Community and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. We continue our comparative study of early Christianity and Islam. In the previous article we looked at the evidence in the epistles (written by the apostles) of the New Testament and concluded that they never instituted the sword
The Early Church and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Early Church and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article is designed to be contrasted with the next one about the sword in the early Muslim community, in our comparative study of the two religions. Should the church be a state of sorts, as it has in
Two Kinds of Swords Paid Members Public
Two Kinds of Swords James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. In this one article in the series, the two religions are placed side by side, so to speak. Physical things can be transformed into metaphors or nonliteral things. Light, for example, can be literal energy, or it can refer to inner
The Quran and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Quran and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article should be contrasted with the previous one about the Gospels and the sword, in our comparative study of the two religions. In Mecca, Islam was nonviolent, and maybe tolerant, up to a degree. Muhammad did, after all, preach
The Gospels and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Gospels and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article is designed to be contrasted with the next one about the sword in the Quran, in our comparative study of the two religions. According to the Gospels, is it possible to be honored by Jesus and other Gospel
The Mission of Muhammad and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Mission of Muhammad and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article is designed to be compared with the previous one about Jesus and his mission. Early on in Muhammad’s call, he followed the path of peace, while he was defenseless in his hometown Mecca. As he
The Mission of Jesus and the Sword Paid Members Public
The Mission of Jesus and the Sword James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. In our comparative study of the two religions of Christianity and Islam, we begin with the mission of Jesus, since he lived about 600 years before Muhammad. The next part in the series, the Mission of Muhammad, is
Introduction to the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
Introduction to the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. Worldwide jihad and military actions against the West continue apace. No end appears in sight. What is needed at this time in our history – and worldwide histories – is clarity. One way to achieve it is to