In Stepping Stones to Other Religions, Dermot Lane offers an entry into interreligious engagement for Christians (particularly Roman Catholics) in the twenty-first century. It serves as a commendable...Read More
Since I can remember, there’s been a conflict in the Middle East. In fact, the conflict in the Middle East surpasses any of our living memories and is engrained in the beautiful, Middle Eastern cult...Read More
Last week Duke University President Richard Brodhead announced that Luke Powery of Princeton Theological Seminary will become the next Dean of Duke Chapel. Like many others who connect to Duke Chapel ...Read More
While the debate about internet-based technologies and the plasticity of the brain rages on, we find ourselves drawn to Google’s quest to master artificial intelligence. What kind of brains are we ...Read More
In reading Sasha Brookner’s essay, “Muhammad’s Mistresses,” I was initially furious with Brookner’s outlined attack against Muslim feminists. But upon reading further my anger was exchanged ...Read More
Three observations immediately strike the reader of John Renard’s 2011 Islam and Christianity: Theological Themes in Comparative Perspective. First, the text contains a tremendous wealth of factu...Read More
In recent years there has been a spate of literature rethinking religiously-motivated service. Everything from international aid to short-term mission projects has come under fire, and many of the tit...Read More
Ever since I heard about the book project of Love, Inshallah last Fall through the Facebook grapevine, I have been eagerly awaiting its publication. The co-editors of the anthology, Nura Maznavi and A...Read More
On Thursday, February 23, 2012, I made the most difficult decision of my life: I formally withdrew from the candidacy process for ordination in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). At le...Read More
One Hundred Great Jewish Books: Three Millennia Of Jewish Conversation Lawrence A. Hoffman Bluebridge, 2011 ISBN 978193334631 Lawrence Hoffman, a prolific writer and professor at Hebrew Union College,...Read More