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Jewish community responds to ADL statement on the Cordoba Initiative
This past week, adding to the controversy surrounding the Cordoba Initiative, the Anti-Defemation League (ADL) voiced its opposition to the…
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“Theologians seldom write memoirs”
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Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism
John Calvert, Professor of History at Creighton University and a specialist in political Islam, in hisforthcoming biography of Sayyid Qutb,…
“Why Americans should care about Ahmadiyya Muslims”
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A third Jewish temple?
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A Chinese turn to religion?
A recent poll suggests that one in three Chinese consider themselves religious, "an astonishing figure for an officially atheist country,…
Tamara Sonn on The Future of Islam
Tamara Sonn, Professor of Religion and Humanities at the College of William and Mary, reviews The Future of Islam, by…
Should one pray for an atheist?
The health of Christopher Hitchens, an outspoken atheist and critic of religion, has become a major news story. Hitchens is…