Interfaith
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‘The Abrahamic Faiths’ by Jerald Dirks (book review)
Jerald F. Dirks is an American scholar whose spiritual journey took him from being an evangelical Christian to an ‘atypical Christian’ and finally to being a convert from Christianity to Islam. Dirks was educated at Harvard Divinity School and his family came from a Methodist church background. At the beginning of his career, Dirks was… Continue reading
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Christianity and Islam: Love and Justice
I understand Christianity to be a religion of love. We are told by Jesus to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. When we are wronged by someone, we must forgive them. The importance of love of neighbour is strongly emphasised by Jesus. We must forgive others for any evil done to… Continue reading
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Understanding the Qur’an (Episode 3: Life as a Game)
In this series of posts about the religion of Islam, I am sharing thoughts that have occurred to me while reading the Qur’an. Today, I’d like to refer to instances where the word ‘game’ is used in the Qur’an. This is of particular interest to me personally because I have authored several books in which… Continue reading
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Thoughts After Reading the Qur’an
On several occasions in the past I have owned copies of the Qur’an, but read very little of it. This is because the translation from Arabic into English was very poor. Actually, I should note that to use the word “translation” when referring to an English version of the Qur’an is often considered incorrect by… Continue reading
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Imagining Pluralistic Religion
Imagine how your spiritual life would look if you loved every person (both friend and stranger) unconditionally, rather than with the condition that they must alter their beliefs to accord with your own worldview if they are to meet with acceptance within your community. Imagine a spiritual life where your religious activities are not motivated… Continue reading
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Is Jesus the Only Way? (video)
Today, I’m bringing you the sixteenth video in my Deep Thoughts About God series, which is the visual accompaniment to my book God’s Grand Game. This video looks at the problem of the exclusive truth claims of the Christian religion. From a Christian perspective, Jesus is the only way to have peace with God —… Continue reading
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