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Paradise Lost and a Nostalgic Longing John Milton’s poem Paradise Lost continues to inspire the imagination of many in the current era. For modern readers it inspires a nostalgic longing for a time period that no longer exists. This time period is symbolic of the fall from Eden in the poem. Within the world of…
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Life is what you make of it, right? This is a common saying that rings true for many people. In anthropology, different people give symbols different meanings in various historical contexts. The swastika used by the Nazi part is an example of this. Most are familiar with the usage of the swastika by the Nazis…
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I remember first hearing the term “Global Christianity” from Phillip Jenkins, book The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. It really fascinated me reading about how Christianity is practised in other parts of the world. These forms of Christianity are much different from what I was familiar with as a kid and from what…
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I completed a graduate-level course on the biblical book of Esther when I was enrolled at Fuller Theological Seminary. I didn’t graduate, but nevertheless, this was one of my favorite courses while I was a student at Fuller. Interestingly, some Jews and Christians didn’t want to include Esther in the canon. One big reason was…
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How is Islam portrayed in film? What can films tell us about aspects of Islamic debates and intellectual history? How do Muslims relate to others? What has been the issue of the end-times in Islam? I answer many of these questions in this essay.
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Dale Allison is an intriguing scholar in the field of Biblical Studies. Many apologists don’t particularly like his approach and will even label him as “not a real Christian”. At the same time, many skeptics can appreciate his candid honesty in evaluating the data and historical evidence concerning the emergence of Christianity. His book The…
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