16 Sep The Importance of Understanding Islam
This is a presentation I gave for a Melbourne School of Theology Open Day. It is aimed at Christians. This Webinar explains why engaging with Islam is important, how to do it well, and what the fruit can be in terms of Christian mission and social...
25 Jul Mark Durie on Islam’s Crisis of Apostasy
By Marilyn Stern Mark Durie, Middle East Forum Writing Fellow, and Senior Research Fellow of the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam, spoke to participants in a July 25 Middle East Forum Webinar (video) about the crisis of faith in Islam as disillusioned Muslims...
31 May Liberty to the Captives 1: The Bondage of Islam for Muslims and non-Muslims
Presentations at the Horizons’ Legacy Conference, May 2018....
31 May Liberty to the Captives 2: Dimensions of Freedom
Presentations at the Horizons’ Legacy Conference, May 2018....
31 May Liberty to the Captives 3: Building Health and Freedom in a MBB Community
Presentations at the Horizons’ Legacy Conference, May 2018....
14 Feb Islam’s Second Crisis: the troubles to come
In What Went Wrong, Bernard Lewis charted the decline of Islam in the modern era and the resulting theological crisis for the Muslim world. Now Islam is going through a second crisis, caused by the repeated failures of revivalist responses to the first crisis. This second...
07 Feb Is violence a sign of Islam’s strength or its weakness?
In the early biography of Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq there are many fascinating and intriguing incidents. One unforgettable story tells how Huwayyisa came to embrace Islam: The apostle said, ‘Kill any Jew that falls into your power.’ Thereupon Muhayyisa b. Mas'ud leapt upon Ibn Sunayna,...
13 Aug More News on Nagla Al-Imam
This post gives three updates on Nagla Al-Imam, one of the most outspoken human rights activists living in an Islamic country. This post discusses: her second kidnapping and beating, her response to allegations that she promoted sexual harassment of Jewish girls on Arab television, and ...
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