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A response by the author Dr Mohammad Hassan Khalil Professor of Religious Studies, Director of the Muslim Studies Program, and Adjunct Professor in the College of Law at Michigan State University I truly appreciate James Thieke’s thoughtful review of my book Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism. Following his summary of the book and some personal reflections, Mr. Thieke poses three interesting questions which I shall address. The first question is as follows: Given that ‘Quranic verses feature prominently as…

6 lessons from 100 years of history The Protestant history of the Middle East is one of not only diverse religious life, but also contributions to Ottoman and Arab society, according to a new publication from Rev Dr Deanna Ferree Womack. The book, Protestants, Gender and the Arab Renaissance in Late Ottoman Syria (2019, Edinburgh University Press) retraces the steps of early Protestant missionaries to Syria (bilad al-Sham) to explore the experiences of the Syrian Protestant converts and their families. Dr…

Sacred Misinterpretation: Reaching Across the Christian-Muslim Divide Lessons from the past and the power of hospitality: An introduction from the author The Christian-Muslim Studies Network presents an interview with Dr Martin Accad, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Lebanon and Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, California). Dr Accad introduced us to what he calls the Kerygmatic approach to religious living, theological dialogue, and the power of hospitality. Dr Accad’s recently published book, Sacred Misinterpretation: Reaching…

A discussion with the author Divine Words, Female Voices: Muslima Explorations in Comparative Feminist Theology (published 2018) offers a distinctive and detailed response to calls for Islamic feminist theology, a Muslima theology. Muslima theology was introduced in Dr Jerusha Rhodes’ (formerly Lamptey) 2014 book, Never Wholly Other: A Muslima Theology of Religious Pluralism, in application to questions surrounding religious diversity. Her latest book, Divine Words, Female Voices: Muslima Explorations in Comparative Feminist Theology, is distinctive in its use and expansion…