Rocks or Rainbows: Lessons for Interreligious Dialogue
More than two decades ago, as a new professor at a small college, I was assigned a course…
Society
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Is Humanity Dead?
“A once-in-a-lifetime event” or “the worst for 60 years” is how the drought in Africa today is being…
Civic Service Without Borders
The Gulen Movement: Civic Service without BordersMuhammed ÇetinNew York: Blue Dome Press, 2009ISBN: 978-1-935295-08-2Hardcover, US$ 18.95400 pages “[The…
Life
A documentary released in June depicted an assisted suicide. The man on the show was a millionaire, and…
Islamic Relations with Jews and Christians
The Qur’an expresses a range of positive and negative attitudes toward Jews and Christians. The doctrine found in…
Big Germination
It was one of those chilly but lively mornings of spring. Everything was as expected: creeks were flowing,…
Summer Evening Breeze
We endure the heat, and we wait. The sun steady in its track. Vicissitudes of light, shadows thinning,…
At God’s Door: A New Life
Going over it in her mind, she had to admit that George was probably right—she shouldn’t have this…
Bringing the Soul Back In: A Spiritual Conception of Human Nature for the Social Sciences
The development of the modern social sciences has been intimately bound up with the Enlightenment belief that scientific…
Mary: Her Conception and the Birth of the Messiah
Why we chose Mary We are a small group of women of Turkish-Muslim and Catholic origins who became…
Of Grapes and Guilt
Of all the details I remember from that ominous August day, what impressed me most was the sweat…
My Treasure Jars
I can only imagine how I would feel if I knew I only had seventy-two hours to live.…
You Are the One I Need
Your love took me away from me, You are the One I need Day and night I burn…
Utilizing Social Capital through Exemplary Leadership in Schools
Introduction The United States and many other developed countries are becoming more multi cultural, multi ethnic, and multi…
Paths Ahead: Reflections on Bosnian Muslim Presence in the United States
This commentary offers a few reflections on the impact of the American experience on the formation of a…