Luke 1:30-35 (NRSV) 30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus…. Read More ›
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Other Jewish miracle-working Sons of God
Jesus was not the only one thought to be a miracle-working son of God, even within Judaism in his own day. His two most famous peers were probably Honi the “circle-drawer” and Hanina ben Dosa, both of whom are known… Read More ›
Sir Roger Scruton’s office in his Wiltshire farmhouse. This is one idea of heaven.
Which is to say, if heaven does not look like this, I will be disappointed.
:: Muwaṭṭaʾ Roundtable :: Mālik, the Muwaṭṭa’, and Sunni Identity
Reposted from the superb Islamic Law Blog By Jonathan Brown (Georgetown University) I once found myself trapped on a phone call with an exercised adherent of the Ḥanafī school of Islamic law who made it clear that the conversation was not going… Read More ›
St. Paul and Islam: A Contemporary Perspective
This is a review of the new commentary on Paul’s letter to the Galatians by Dr Shabbir Akhtar of Oxford University. As far as I am aware no Muslim has ever written a commentary on any of Paul’s letters. I… Read More ›
There Are No Literalists: Early Sunnis and Interpretation in Theology and Law
There Are No Literalists: Early Sunnis and Interpretation in Theology and Law Just published in Modernleşme Protestanlaşma ve Selefîleşme, 2019 Author Dr Jonathan Brown This paper demonstrates how, despite their commitment to sticking closely to the revealed word of the… Read More ›
