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Ms. Marvel

I apologize that it has taken me until now to blog about season 1 of...

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Same-Sex Attraction, Mediterranean Culture, and Scripture

I have thought a lot about same-sex relationships as the topic intersects with the Bible...

May 2020

May 10, 2020

The Impact of Covid-19 on China and the Islamic World

It always seems to be an interesting time to teach my course on China and...

September 2019

September 04, 2019

Teaching Anxiety

I've not experienced the level of anxiety I have felt as the start of this...

August 2019

August 24, 2019

May You Teach in Interesting Times

As I have been gearing up to teach Global and Historical Studies courses again (China...

July 2019

July 16, 2019

Teaching Global and Historical Studies Again

I'm going to be teaching my Global and Historical Studies courses again this academic year:...

June 2019

June 02, 2019

#CFP for IJIA Special Issue: ‘dis-placed’ on Islam, Refugees, and Place

This special issue of the International Journal of Islamic Architecture focuses on the spatial forms and urban...

April 2019

April 20, 2019

Superseding Supersessionist Theology

When I shared yesterday's blog post on Facebook, I added some words, which I want...

November 2018

November 03, 2018

A New Venue for Publishing Islamic Science Fiction

From the Islam and Science Fiction website: Islam and Science Fiction has been around since...

May 2018

May 17, 2018

The Lord’s Work

I've been meaning to share the cartoon below since Gretchen Koch shared it almost two...

March 2018

March 18, 2018

Can a Muslim Follow Jesus?

There was quite a bit of discussion a while back about whether the Muslim God and the...

August 2017

August 17, 2017

Religion Opening at Butler University

I want to spread the word about an opening at Butler University in my own...

August 16, 2017

Ovid Butler vs. White Supremacism

Conservative blogs drew attention to a Butler University course about resisting "Trumpism" a while back. I don't want...

February 2017

February 11, 2017

Fatal Terrorist Attacks in the United States Carried Out by Refugees

An article in The Washington Post confirms the information in the graphic above. And going back...

September 2016

September 08, 2016

The Unsurprising Intersection of Islam and Science Fiction

IO9 highlighted what it called the "surprising" intersection of Islam and sci-fi. The only thing...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Who or What Makes Science Difficult?

I often like Non Sequitur comics very much. But this one is simply wrong. There...

May 28, 2016

Islamophobin

This spoof product has its own commercial: I'm not sure that anyone who is going...

May 16, 2016

Digital Humanities in Ancient Jewish, Christian and Arabic Traditions

Don't miss the special issue of the Journal of Religion, Media, and Digital Culture focused on...

February 2016

February 28, 2016

ISNA Vandalized

I have felt connected to very important events in recent years, as well as more...

February 16, 2016

X-Files 10.5 – Babylon

No need to justify discussing this episode of the X-Files in relation to religion -...

February 16, 2016

But I Tell You Whoever Googles Hatred

The New York Times had an article recently on the spike in "hate searches" after...

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Jewish Christianity and the Origins of Islam #CFP

I had the above video of a roundtable discussion of "Jewish Christianity and the Origins...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

The Marrakesh Declaration: Religious Minorities in Muslim Lands

If you haven't heard yet, a statement has been issued by a group of hundreds...

December 2015

December 19, 2015

A Message to Parents in Greenville, Virginia

Readers of this blog have presumably heard the news about a small number of parents...

December 05, 2015

Reading Others’ Scriptures: The Golden Rule Applies

Hemant Mehta is among several who have noted the above video, which features a couple...

November 2015

November 23, 2015

Traditions and Religious Worlds of Late Antiquity – #AARSBL15 Monday Afternoon

Traditions or Eastern Late Antiquity co-sponsored a session with the SBL section on Religious Worlds...

November 15, 2015

ISIS vs. Islam

Daniel McClellan made the cartoon above, and I wanted to make sure more people see...

October 2015

October 03, 2015

The Speck in the Eye of Islam

Jesse Dooley paraphrased a famous saying of Jesus, writing: Why do you see the speck...

July 2015

July 20, 2015

Stop White Christian Immigration Now!

America is under attack. We can look back over the history of our nation and...

July 13, 2015

Mandaean Contributions to Islamic Civilization

I received word about the new book series below, and wanted to share it here,...

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