(Reposted from Intertwined Worlds) Jewish Culture and Society in North Africa. Edited by Emily Benichou Gottreich and Daniel J. Schroeter. Bloomington Indiana University Press, 2011. pp. 372. Reviewed by Aomar Boum There are few classic edited works on Jewish-Muslim relations, Jewish Culture and Society in North Africa could be one not only because of its … Continue reading
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Book Review: A Common Justice: The Legal Allegiances of Christians and Jews Under Early Islam
A Common Justice: The Legal Allegiances of Christians and Jews Under Early Islam Uriel I. Simonsohn Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011. 306 pp. Cloth $79.95 Reviewed by Luke B. Yarbrough, Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, The University of Pennsylvania A Common Justice is hardly the first study to concern itself … Continue reading
Two thought-provoking new introductions to religion
The Religion Toolkit A Complete Guide to Religious Studies John Morreall & Tamara Sonn 978-1-4051-8246-1 | November 2011 | Paperback | 376 pages “The Religion Toolkit is a unique one-stop resource. Morreall and Sonn’s toolkit will prove essential for all (students, media, policymakers and the general public) who want to understand religions and their impact … Continue reading
Is God a Delusion? A Reply to Religion’s Cultured Despisers
Eric Reitan’s latest book, Is God a Delusion? A Reply to Religion’s Cultured Despisers was named an Outstanding Academic Title of 2009. Here he tells us how he was motivated to write the book partly in response to the misrepresentations of religious thought he discovered in Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion, but also by a … Continue reading
In the Name of God: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Ethics and Violence
John Teehan is the author of In the Name of God: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Ethics and Violence, and has published and lectured widely on the impact of evolutionary theories on moral philosophy. In this comprehensive interview, John talks in depth about some of the themes in his book: how our moral minds may … Continue reading
BOOKS: Meaning and Mystery: What it Means to Believe in God
We recently caught up with David Holley, author of Meaning and Mystery: What it Means to Believe in God. David talks about his motivations for writing, and something unusual about his writing style… Why did you decide to write Meaning and Mystery: What it Means to Believe in God? David Holley: The beginnings of the … Continue reading
BOOKS: ‘Atheist Delusions’ reviewed
Hart, David Bentley, Atheist Delusions, Yale University Press, London / New Haven, CT £19.99 Hardback: ISBN 978-0-300-11190-3 Review by Matthew Feldman, University of Northampton The battle has finally been joined. For Atheist Delusions is the frontal counter-attack that intelligent persons of faith have been long awaiting. Poor arguments against belief are simply swatted away (e.g. … Continue reading
BOOKS: Religion and the Human Future: Changing the Terms of Debate
By William Schweiker University of Chicago Can you imagine a way of life or forms of social existence that are open to religious convictions and longings as well as humanistic beliefs and ideals? Theological humanism is that third option. [Download full article FREE] We live in an age of wild and confusing religious activity and … Continue reading
BOOKS: The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology
By Alister E. McGrath Alister McGrath is Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education at King’s College, London, and head of its Centre for Theology, Religion and Ethics. Before this, he was Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University. His recent books include The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology, as well as a … Continue reading
BOOKS: Stolen Bibles
By Roland Boer Roland Boer is a research fellow at Monash University, and the author of ‘Rescuing the Bible‘. Apart from writing books, he loves to travel by ship when he can and cycle as far and as long as possible. I would like to paint a landscape – the contemporary religious landscape. What does … Continue reading
