Science and Religion:Between Friction and Harmony
Can science and religion coexist? Can an inquisitive mind adopt any religion? Are faith and scientific inquiry incompatible?…
Issue 32 (October - December 2000)
12 articles
The Impact of Electronic Media
Plato (d. c.348 BC) described a cave in which people live like prisoners, stuck with the physical objects…
Looking at Ourselves in the Cave
Plato (d. c.348 BC) described a cave in which people live like prisoners, stuck with the physical objects…
Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization
Arjun Appadurai Abstract: Appadurai’s work offers a very critical and deep analysis of modernity and globalization. He believes…
An Islamic Perspective on Several Christian Concepts
One factor that has influenced the course of history is how Muslims and Christians perceive each other’s religions.…
Childen’s Safety on The Internet
The Internet is often termed the information highway because it connects countless computers and users all over the…
Human Perfection
Human beings resemble tender children. Our strength originates in our weakness, and our power in our impotence. All…
The Adventures of Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta left Tangier in the Maghrib (contemporary Morocco) in 1325, about 25 years after Marco Polo returned…
Breen’s Code: Interfaith Cooperation For Morals in Movies
When two students walked into Colombine High School in Littleton, CO, and killed 12 fellow students, a century-old…
Why should I believe in the Resurrection and the Afterlife?
Q: Why should I believe in the Resurrection and the Afterlife? A: After belief in God, this is the…
An Ideal Society
Groups formed by disorganized and sinful (disobedient) individuals are merely crowds with no esthetic values, people far from…
Editorial (Issue 32)
Advantage or Disadvantage? In this issue, we address the effect of rapid technological development on our society. One…