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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism
The jihadist attacks in Paris have grieved and frightened the world again with the reality of Muslims committing violence in the name of Islam. Again we face the question – is Islam inherently violent? Are Muslims required to commit violence…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism
Herod’s slaughter of the innocents in Bethlehem over two thousand years ago was a crime of the same order as those committed by modern day terrorists. The massacre is so often forgotten in the recalling of the birth of Jesus,…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism
Few questions regarding Islam are as salient to current events and public discourse as the relationship between Islam and violence, and few questions are as polarizing. Outsiders looking into the house of Islam have reached conflicting conclusions, with American Presidents…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism, Dialogue, Radicalism
Images of what a 24-year-old, white male did at a mosque in Christchurch, reminded me of something: “We have seen the face of evil and it is us.” I also recalled a similar incident much closer to home. It happened…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism, Dialogue, Radicalism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism
A Muslim immigrant recently lamented on his experience of acculturation into American society. He reported surprise at how cold Christians were, concluding this after not having been invited to anyone’s home for several years. The Muslim community welcomed him of…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism, Dialogue, Radicalism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Radicalism
One side declares that the true Islam was founded by a violent man who made that Islam reflect his violence such that Islam is a violent religion in its essence and true nature. Those Muslims who act violently, such as…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism, Dialogue, Radicalism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Europe, Radicalism, Regional
Several times recently I have been asked by concerned Christians questions along the lines of “will Muslims take over in the UK/the West?” or “how should we respond to the violence of Jihadists/ Islamic State etc?”. My precise answer depends…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism, Dialogue, Radicalism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Europe, Radicalism, Regional, History & Politics, Middle East, Radicalism, Uncategorized
The answer to this question must be an emphatic NO! There are plenty of situations where Islamists do not resort to violence. But at the same time they face a real dilemma. They want their society to be more consistently…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism, Dialogue, Radicalism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Europe, Radicalism, Regional, History & Politics, Middle East, Radicalism, Uncategorized, History & Politics, ISIS, Israel and Palestine, Quran & Hadith, Radicalism
There are typically two responses to ISIS. ‘ISIS has nothing to do with Islam’ or ‘ISIS are the real Muslims’. It’s easy to understand why so many Muslims—especially in western contexts—dissociate themselves from ISIS. They are thoroughly embarrassed to think…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism, Dialogue, Radicalism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Europe, Radicalism, Regional, History & Politics, Middle East, Radicalism, Uncategorized, History & Politics, ISIS, Israel and Palestine, Quran & Hadith, Radicalism, American Muslims, Radicalism
Clearly it was the rapid spread of ISIS in Iraq and the capture of Mosul in June last year which made us all sit up and take notice. But we might not have been so surprised if we had known…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism, Dialogue, Radicalism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Europe, Radicalism, Regional, History & Politics, Middle East, Radicalism, Uncategorized, History & Politics, ISIS, Israel and Palestine, Quran & Hadith, Radicalism, American Muslims, Radicalism, Comparative Religion, History & Politics, Radicalism
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘POLITICAL ISLAM’ AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM OTHER KINDS OF ISLAM? I hope we’ve all got past the stage of speaking about ‘Islamic fundamentalism’ and begun to get used to ‘Islamism’, ‘political Islam’ or…
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Topic: ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Radicalism, Faith & Practice, Radicalism, Dialogue, Radicalism, American Muslims, Mission and Evangelism, Radicalism, History & Politics, ISIS, Radicalism, Culture and Worldview, Europe, Radicalism, Regional, History & Politics, Middle East, Radicalism, Uncategorized, History & Politics, ISIS, Israel and Palestine, Quran & Hadith, Radicalism, American Muslims, Radicalism, Comparative Religion, History & Politics, Radicalism, History & Politics, Radicalism
Is it strange that we’re addressing the question of political Islam at a meeting where the main focus is on the many movements of Muslims all over the world turning to Christ? Were the organisers of this meeting aware of…
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The Unseen Reality: A Panoramic View of Spiritual Warfare
