Category Archives: Christianity

Salvator Mundi …

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Muller

… evokes another prophet and coerces his allies in the Gulf to submit to a Greater Israel. According to U.S. officials, President Donald Trump’s request, in a telephone conversation with a large gang of Arab and other rulers of the … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday and 1 Ramadan On the Same Day

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Muller

At the hight of the carnival season, I noticed that the holy month of Ramadan starts this year, provided moon sighting, on 18 February, that is Ash Wednesday. This seems to be a remarkable coincidence. Both Catholics and Muslims start … Continue reading →

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Ascension Day

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Muller

The gorgeous glas window in Tromø’s Arctic Cathedral displays actually the Return of Jesus, not Ascension Day. I had visited the church for the first time, shortly after my arrival in the Arctic, on Ascension Day 2007 when several newborns … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther and Islam

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Muller

Germany is celebrating 500 years of Reformation of Christianity these days. On 31 October 1517 it is said that monk Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to Wittenberg’s church calling for some change. It was the beginning of the Protestant … Continue reading →

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Qur’an in Context

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Muller

The above picture from a famous 14th century manuscript, celebrated as one of al-Biruni’s (d. 1048) major works, shows two determined riders approaching a watchtower with a fearful looking guard. One rider has mounted a camel while the other is … Continue reading →

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