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Tag Archives: Christianity
Peace in the Qur’an
In his latest book on Muhammad, Juan Cole, Professor of History at Michigan University in Ann Arbor, has suggested interesting theories about the overall peaceful intent of the Qur’an. In times of intensified Islamophobia not only in the US his … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Islam
Tagged Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Juan Cole, Judaism, Muhammad, Qur'an, Sasanian Empire
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Hurricane Season
In my last post on the Great American Eclipse on 21 August, the impressive gif of the moon’s shadow crossing the entire United States, hurricane Harvey was already lurking approaching the Yucatán peninsula. The devastation in Texas might be a … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible Belt, Christianity, climate change, Donald Trump, global warming, Houston, hurricane Harvey, hurricane Irma
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A Rhetorical Triumph
Angelika Neuwirth has presented a monumental analysis of the Holy Qur’an [1] which provides a number of convincing arguments that the scripture must not be regarded as fait accompli but had rather developed as a liturgical text during permanent and critical, … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Book Review, Islam
Tagged Ahmad Milad Karimi, Angelika Neuwirth, Christianity, congregation, Corpus Coranicum, Europe, Hartmut Bobzin, Holy Bible, Holy Qur'an, Judaism, Karl-Heinz Ohlig, Koran, Madinah, Makkha, Markus Gross, Muhammad, Navid Kermani, Tanakh, Tilman Nagel
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Almost a Revelation
The Book of Job in the Jewish Tanakh (and adopted in the Christian Old Testament) is a difficult one. It may reveal a lot about the character of God and it’s perception in the two monotheistic religions, Judaism and Christianity. … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Religion
Tagged Achaemenids, Ayyub, Bible, Christianity, Fariduddin Attar, Islam, Jack Miles, Job, Judaism, Navid Kermani, Qur'an, Salalah, Satan, Tanakh, Theodicy, Yehud, Zoroastrianism
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