Religious Literacy

When people came to believe that scientific rationality had triumphed over religion – that ‘God is dead’ – many lost the ability to reflect intelligently on religion. Yet religion has continued to be a powerful force shaping our world.

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Mark Durie - August 24, 2021

Conversation with Mark Durie: Understanding Afghanistan, Jihad and Islam

Islam – General

A conversation with globally recognised Islamics scholar, academic, and Anglican pastor, Rev Dr Mark Durie. If you want to understand more about what is happening in Afghanistan, how events there fit into the broader Muslim world, and what some implications for the rest of the world might be, listen and learn.

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28 Dec

Posted at 13:35h in Religious Literacy, Understanding Islam

This article was first published on Quadrant Online. Other than the need to discredit her party’s former leader and push what might be termed the Turnbull Doctrine of warm-and-cuddly relativism, what could have possessed Australia’s Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs to present Islamic dogma as incontrovertible...

17 Dec

Posted at 13:58h in Religious Literacy, Understanding Islam

 This article first appeared with Independent Journal. Originally published under the title “Anyone Using The Phrase ‘Islam Is A Religion Of Peace’ Needs To Read This” Days after the ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in San Bernardino, President Obama’s address to the nation concerning the threat of ISIS...