Mark Durie speaks and writes on relations between monotheistic faiths, human rights and religious freedom. He is the founding director of the Institute for Spiritual Awareness, a Writing Fellow at the Middle East Forum, and a Senior Research Fellow of the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam at the Melbourne School of Theology.
The Church of England has been asked to respond to requests from clergy to use gender-neutral pronouns for God. The question has been referred to the Church of England’s Liturgical Commission. This would be a major variation from the Book o...
In the lead-up to the recent Victorian election, Premier Daniel Andrews announced grants of more than $8 million to the Victorian Islamic community. A social media video posted by his office celebrated this news in a way that can only be de...
Last week’s resignation of Andrew Thorburn from his newly acquired role as CEO of Essendon Football Club raises deep concerns about the ability of Christians to serve in high-profile positions in business and government. Thorburn’s resignat...
Manchester, N.H.: Sophia Institute Press, 2021. 336 pp. $21.95. Published in the Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2023. Iranian-French humanitarian worker Goodarzy recounts his experiences in Syria and Iraq in Kidnapped in Iraq. He weaves toge...
New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. 264 pp. $99. Published in the Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2023. Hughes, a professor of religious studies at the University of Rochester, views the genesis of Islam through a religious studies lens....
by Robert Spencer. New York: Bombardier Books, 2021. 548 pp. $45. Published in the Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2023. The Qur’an is not an easy read, even in translation: its chapters are out of order, and its contents often obscure;...
