Religion, Violence, and Reconciliation
Thomas Petriano, Ph.D, is the chairperson of the Religious Studies Department of St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue, NY.…
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A Moment for Reflection
Camels on the Roof One night, when sleeping, a man heard sounds on his roof. There were loud…
How To Make Our Children Love Reading
When reading is mentioned, we usually talk about the reading habit of adults, and ignore that of our…
The Plaza of Abraham
Judaism, Christianity and Islam all trace their roots back to Prophet Abraham. Followers of these faiths have recently…
Islam at the Crossroads
On the Life and Thought of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (Ibrahim Abu-Rabi) During the nineteenth century, Turkey underwent an…
The Pride of Humanity in a Scenario
There are movies you watch, movies you live and which make you live, and there are movies condemned…
Self-inflation or Self-improvement?
A Different Approach to Self-improvement (By M.Fethullah GULEN…) In our contemporary world, our self and our ego have…
Guidelines for Christian-Muslim Dialog
Since 9/11, no one can doubt the urgency of our need to understand the Islamic world. But even…
Divine Truth and Lessons in Paul and Virginia
The French author, Bernardin De Saint Pierre expressed the delicacy and beauty of nature, as well as showing…
Living in the Shade of Islam
Ismail BuyukcelebiThe Fountain, 2003, Paper Back, 422 pages, ISBN 1-932099-21-2 At a time when there is a vast…
The Rise of Visual Information
Interpreting many events into visual information has become the dominant way of perceiving and learning in many fields:…
Reconsidering Islamic Pluralism in the Contemporary World (1)
The subject of religious pluralism can provoke a great deal of controversy. One could consider all religious knowledge…
Interfaith Dialog and Peacebuilding
David R. Smock (Editor). Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding.(United States Institute of Peace Press: 2002)150 pages, ISBN 1-929223-35-8. In…
Where is Hollywood Heading?
American movies dominate the global film industry. Almost everyone is exposed to these Hollywood clips and movies to…
For Whom Is the Medieval Era Dark?
In elementary school, we learned about various eras: Prehistoric, Antiquity, Medieval, the Renaissance, and Modernity. But we were…