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Monthly Archives: January 2011
The Pew Research Center Report Projecting a 35% Increase in Muslims over the Next 20 Years
The Pew Research Center has released a report projecting a 35% increase in the world’s Muslim population over the next 20 years, “rising,” in the words of the Executive Summary, “from 1.6 billion in 2010 to 2.2 billion by 2030.” … Continue reading
Some Information Sources re Egypt
Those interested in following and better understanding the developments in Egypt may find the following sources helpful. 1. CNN, at: http://www.cnn.com/ 2. Besides providing relatively full and up-to-date on-going coverage of Egypt, the New York Times, provides important background information … Continue reading
Whether Khaled Abou El Fadl is a “Stealth Islamist”: 1
In my last post, “Whether Barak Obama is a Muslim. The Results of an Informal Survey of My Students,” I found myself applying some elementary Aristotelian logic to the question of whether or not, well, Barak Obama is a Muslim. … Continue reading
A Truth-Tabular Response to the Denial That Islam Is a Religion
In my introductory Islam course, the first question to be raised is, quite naturally, that of what Islam is. The first answer to be given to the question is, equally naturally, that it is a religion. We have to pause … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Muhlenberg, Christian Reconstructionism, Christianity, Islam, Pat Robinson, Truth Tables
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The Syllabus for Merrimack College’s RTS 2150, Islam, Spring 2011
The following is the syllabus for the introductory course in Islam that I am teaching this spring. I am posting it here as an invitation to others interested in Islam to join with my students and me in our exploration … Continue reading
