history
Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
The Crusades in Context by Dr. Paul Stenhouse Paid Members Public
THE CRUSADES IN CONTEXT By Dr. Paul Stenhouse © 2007 Chevalier Press. Used by permission. Current wisdom would have it that 'five centuries of peaceful co-existence' between Muslims and Christians were brought to an end by 'political events and an imperial-papal power play,' that was
Coming on the Clouds of Heaven: Paid Members Public
Coming on the Clouds of Heaven: A Reply to Shabir Ally’s Execrable Blasphemies and Calumnies Against the Son of Man Part I By Anthony Rogers Now, since you join the Jews in denying that their Christ has come, recollect also what is that end which they were predicted as
Searching for the True Religion? Paid Members Public
Searching for the True Religion? By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. Dr. Adel Elsaie wrote a book, titled “History of Truth, the Truth about God and Religions”. In this book, available both in print and online, the author seeks to establish that Islam is the only true and authentic religion.
Jesus rose from the dead - Historians agree! Paid Members Public
Jesus rose from the dead - Historians agree! At the centre of the Christian faith is the death of Jesus on the cross and his resurrection. It is common knowledge that professional historians are virtually unanimous in affirming Jesus' death on the cross as fact.1 Further, according to an
The honourable way out of 'honour killings' Paid Members Public
The honourable way out of ‘honour killings’ By Oskar Introduction Honour killings regularly make media headlines. Clan or family members are brutally murdered by one or more relatives because they feel that their victims have brought shame upon them by what is perceived as unacceptable sexual behaviour, marriage partners or
The Anatomy of Pseudo-Barnabas' Mistakes: Part 2 Paid Members Public
The Anatomy of Pseudo-Barnabas' Mistakes: Part 2 The Curse of the Evangelists: Historical and Geographical Errors Masud Masihiyyen As we discussed at length and illustrated with the help of a few examples in the first part of our analysis, Pseudo-Barnabas supposed that maintaining the style of the
Toward Understanding the Turmoil in Islamic Lands Paid Members Public
Toward Understanding the Turmoil in Islamic Lands By Rev. Bassam M. Madany A Review and Commentary on three works by Bernard Lewis “The Multiple Identities of the Middle East” 1 “The Political Language of Islam” 2 “What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response” 3 Needless to say, the
"It's High Time for Shi'ites to Change Their Spirit of Victimhood" Paid Members Public
“It’s High Time for Shi’ites to Change Their Spirit of Victimhood” By Rev. Bassam Michael Madany 14 September, 2016 The reformist/liberal online journal Al-Awan (Kairos1) published on 6 September, 2016, an impassioned essay by an Arab intellectual addressed to the Shi’ites in their homelands, pleading