22 Dec Two Courses on Islam: Witnessing in a Muslim Context
This youtube podcast, https://youtu.be/Mkmdd5Sfjio, is an interview of Dr Benjamin Hegeman and Dr Mark Durie by Andy Miller, president of Wesley Biblical Seminary. They are talking about the need for Christian workers to understand Islam better. The podcast introduces two courses, both designed to equip Christian...
09 May Sydney Sermons, Islamic Incitement
Since the October 7 atrocity, there has been a string of anti-Jewish sermons delivered in Sydney mosques by Muslim preachers. These have attracted much critical attention in the Australian media. New South Wales Police, after conducting their own investigations, declared that they have no grounds to...
25 Jan Book Review by Mark Durie: Creating the Qur’an: A Historical-Critical Study by Stephen J. Shoemaker
Oakland: University of California Press. 2022. 353 pp. $34.95, paper. This review appeared in the Middle East Quarterly Volume 30(4). In Creating the Qur'an, Shoemaker, professor of religious studies and Christian studies at the University of Oregon, offers a closely argued account of how the Qur'an...
29 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 8
This is the eighth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? What...
27 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 7
This is the seventh in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? What...
26 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 6
This is the sixth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? – This...
25 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 5
This is the fifth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? – This is today’s post. Is antisemitism part...
24 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 4
This is the fourth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? – This is today’s post. What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part...