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Religions Should Show Us The Way Of Peace And Reconciliation

We must always be pursuing peace, especially in the midst of war: “ Great is...

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Book Review: Abdul Ghaffar Khan, My Life and Struggle.

Abdul Ghaffar Khan, My Life and Struggle. Trans. Imtiaz Ahmad Sahibzada (Roli Books: Greater Noida,...

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Interfaith Witness

Martin Luther King Jr. understood that the civil rights movement needed to bring all of...

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Christians And Muslims: Agreements And Disagreements On God And Christ

When various Christians try to engage Islam, pointing out that despite the various (and significant)...

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Engaging Morality Vs. Following Legalism

Many, if not most people, have a very simple understanding of morality. They reduce everything...

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January 28, 2020

Aquinas and God: Why Muslims And Others Believe In The Same God As The Christians

St. Thomas Aquinas pointed out there is a distinction between what we can come to...

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September 24, 2019

Will All Be Saved? The Question Which Will Not Go Away

How many people will be saved? Will it be a few? Many? Most of humanity?...

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The Chinese Rites, The Amazon Synod, And The So-Called Traditionalists Attack On Catholic Tradition

When the Jesuits began their mission to China, they had to find a way to...

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Engaging Others Through Comparative Theology

There are many ways Christians find themselves engaging and reflecting upon the nature of the...

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Pope Francis and The Plurality of Religions

Vladimir Solovyov, in his essay, “On Counterfeits,” discussing various misappropriations of the Christian faith which...

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November 23, 2018

Inter-Religious Dialogue Is Not What Many Think It Is

Many people, upon hearing the term “interfaith” or “inter-religious” dialogue, misunderstand what exactly is being...

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Dealing With The Paradox of God: Part Three of Three

God is one, simple, transcendent, divine principle. We talk about God with many names, but...

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Dealing With the Paradox of God: Part Two of Three

How can we know God if he transcends us? In the Kabbalah, the answer comes...

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Dealing With The Paradox of God: Part One of Three

Lactantius, talking about those who were honored for virtuously seeking the highest good in truth,...

August 25, 2017

Accepting Our Emptiness, We Can Eat the Truth

The needs of the body and the needs of the soul are inter-related. Our body...

August 09, 2017

The One And Us

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD“ (Deut. 6:4 RSV). Despite some...

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Those Who Love God Will Never Disrespect His Creation

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The Universal Tao On Avarice

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Love Hopes For All As It Works For All

Ralph Martin’s Will Many Be Saved? systematized the basic criticism many have had concerning modern...

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March 08, 2017

United Under One God, Christians Should Work For Peace And Justice With Muslims, Jews, And All Others Of Goodwill

A Black Muslim I knew in High School gave me the Koran which I still...

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The Christian Problem

In nineteenth century Russia, and throughout Europe, the relationship between Christians and Jews were strained,...

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Not Just European: The Traditional Affirmation Of All Cultures In Christ

Christian missionaries have long wrestled with the fact that those people they evangelize often have...

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A Time To Rest

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The Embrace of Love (Part 3 of 3)

This is the third part of a three part series reflecting upon the universal spiritual...

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The Embrace of Love (Part 2 of 3)

This is the second part of a three part series reflecting upon the universal spiritual...

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Top Ten Stories of Doctor Who With Religious Elements and Themes

Doctor Who has been my favorite television series (and audio series) since I watched a...

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The Interfaith Significance of Alexander the Great

Interfaith dialogue is a constant element of any religious faith. Such dialogue, however, tends not...

August 11, 2016

Anyone Can Be A Spiritual Guide For Those Properly Attuned To God

In the spiritual classic, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way,...

August 08, 2016

A Muslim Points the Way

The great Sufi Rābiʻa al-ʻAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya was so deeply devoted to God that she was...

February 2016

February 10, 2016

To Be Guided by Moon and Flower

This morning, as a part of the ongoing research for a book I am writing,...

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