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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
Martyrdom and the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
Martyrdom and the Sword in Early Christianity and Islam James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. This article covers martyrdom by the sword in our comparative study of the two religions, in their origins. Martyrdom means dying for one’s faith.[1] The New Testament predicts that some disciples will die for
The Sword and the Jews in Early Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
The Sword and the Jews in Early Christianity and Islam James M. Arlandson, Ph.D. In this comparative study of the two religions, Jesus and his early followers and Muhammad and the earliest Muslims had interaction with Jews, whose Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) is the foundation of Christianity and
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 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
Communicating Christ Across Cultural Barriers Paid Members Public
Communicating Christ Across Cultural Barriers By Angela Arafat We tend to forget that a large portion of what we say isn’t in the words we speak but in how we inflect the tone, the setting, our hand gestures and the speed in how we say it. We have to
The Position of Women in Islam Paid Members Public
The Position of Women in Islam By Angela Arafat The role of women in the world over has been dramatically changing in the past century in ways that have left some women wondering what their place really is. In the West women often work, have families and juggle numerous other
Marrying Islam Paid Members Public
Marrying Islam By Angela Arafat Anyone who is married will agree that a good marriage takes work no matter the situation. The initial phase of attraction, romance and wonderment fades with time to some extent and this is a natural biological process. We can’t always be walking on air.