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From the beginning religious Islam has had political expressions. This volume of the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam (Melbourne School of Theology, Australia) Occasional Papers 'Perspectives on Islam and Politics' examines a variety of relevant topics. The first section is more theoretical: Islam as a nomocracy, the caliphate, the expansion of Islam through peninsular Arabia by raids and war, the concept of the dhimmi in relation ...

Muslim women live in a variety of geographical locations, influenced by underlying cultural distinctives that have been overlain by Islam, experiencing great diversity of economic and social conditions. As a result, each Muslim woman lives her own story, experiences Islam in her own way and grapples with the reality of her Islamic faith within her own personal context. While recognising this vibrant diversity, because these women are Muslim be...

This volume comprises the papers from the Understanding and Answering Islam conference held at Melbourne School of Theology in 2017. It is our hope that they represent the best of a generous yet robust Christian scholarly approach to Islam. The reader will benefit from the latest in cutting-edge research concerning the textual history of the Qur'an and Muslim traditions. Nevertheless, as the conference title suggests, the aim of the gathering ...

In the 21st century, the expression, "Shariah" - as in "Shariah law" and "Shariah finance" or "Islamic banking" - is heard with increasing frequency (Hefner 2011, Sloane-White 2017). It is important to be clear on just what Shariah is, particularly since some Muslim activists are increasingly promoting it around the world.1The prolific Western scholar of Islamic law, Joseph Schacht, once described the Shariah as "the core and kernel of Islam i...

Aubrey graduated from the Melbourne Bible Institute in 1935. Almost immediately, it would seem, Aubrey left for Egypt, where he was to serve with the Egypt General Mission until 1956, when British missionaries were expelled from the country. Later, he became the Principal of the Lebanon Bible Institute. (It was about that time that the Egypt General Mission became the Middle East General Mission.)1 Aubrey become fluent in Arabic and since much...

The first edition of this work appeared as Chapter 6 in my book, Christians and Muslims: Pressures and potential in a post-9/11 world (Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 2004).1 That volume represented the published version of the London Lectures in Contemporary Christianity for 2003, for which the late Rev Dr John Stott was Patron and which I delivered at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. The period of those 2003 lectures was e...

This journal is entitled PARADOSIS, a Greek word meaning 'tradition'. PARADOSIS is chosen as the title of the journal because it expresses the sense that the theological enterprise is a continuous ministry, the ongoing 'traditioning' responsibility of the Christian church to carry forward the deposit of faith from the past, while rearticulating it in dialogue with the contexts, mindsets and issues of current culture. Admittedly, 'tradition' ...

Bulletin attempts to explore issues relating to terrorism. This is the last edition of the CSIOF Bulletin in this current format. From 26th April, 2016 the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths became the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam. The rise of the public face of Islam and the growing interest that that has generated has partly prompted the change.

The volume of works published about Islam has greatly multiplied since the terrorist attacks on US targets in September 2001. At first view there may appear to be an over-abundance of such studies, with the vast number of such works representing dramatically different points on an ideological spectrum.Scholarly red linesNevertheless, there are gaps in this vast literature. In the latter years of the first decade of the 21st century, major acad...

In this 2012 issue of the CSIOF Bulletin we have a rich collection of contributions addressing two main themes: Islam and its primary texts and Christian-Muslim relations in the contemporary world. Bernie Power has provided several stimulating articles that consider fundamental questions for Christians relating to the nature of God and the role of Muhammad. As part of this discussion he asks whether it is even possible to study the tradition o...

The papers in this volume fall into two parts. Part One addresses the much-discussed topic of jihad, providing various angles on this question. Part Two focuses upon particular countries and cultures. CONTENTS: (1) Introduction - Peter Riddell. (2) Fighting the Unbelievers: Various Perspectives on Qur'an 9:29 by Muslim Theologians - Denis Saveliev. (3) The Kharijites - John Kingsbury. (4) Greater and Lesser Jihad: Competing or Complementary Pe...

The appearance of this 4th issue of the CSIOF Bulletin coincides with the 10th anniversary of the tragic 9/11 attacks in the USA. In our lead feature article, Bernie Power reflects on those attacks and subsequent events, posing a series of important questions about the present situation of the Islam-West relationship. Christian engagement with Muslims takes many forms: evangelism, dialogue and discussions of public policy. Also presented is a...

(1) Introduction - Insights into Islam, the Bible and the Qur'an: Post 9/11 Perspectives - Michael Raiter. (2) The History of Modern Islamophobia - Anthony McRoy. (3) An Exegetical Study of the Qur'anic Teachings of the Jewish People - Jannah Walters. (4) Australian Islam and the Battered Wife Syndrome - Bernie Power. (5) Using the Bible in Da'wa - Denis Savelyev. (6) The Real Story Behind the Massacre of the Banu Qurayza - Daniel Janosik. (7)...

MST is launching a new journal entitled PARADOSIS, a Greek word meaning 'tradition'. PARADOSIS is chosen as the title of the journal because it expresses the sense that the theological enterprise is a continuous ministry, the ongoing 'traditioning' responsibility of the Christian church to carry forward the deposit of faith from the past, while rearticulating it in dialogue with the contexts, mindsets and issues of current culture.Admittedly, ...

The articles in this edition of the Bulletin reflect the dual thrust of the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths: the study of Islam (the majority of articles) and two concerning other Faiths. The two articles on other Faiths emanate from the Indian context. One takes the reader into the world of the Sikhs while the other outlines the rise of the Hindu fundamentalist party and its success in the recent elections.

On one level, it is patently obvious that eschatology is a crucial element of the religion of Islam. The Qur'an virtually thunders with warnings of impending cataclysm, it issues shrill warning of certain judgment, and it promises rewards as exhortation to the pious. 'The Hour' (of the resurrection to judgment) relentlessly impresses itself on the listener. The 'Fire' and 'Paradise' are famous motifs of the book (particularly the Meccan suras)...

This journal is entitled PARADOSIS, a Greek word meaning 'tradition'. PARADOSIS is chosen as the title of the journal because it expresses the sense that the theological enterprise is a continuous ministry, the ongoing 'traditioning' responsibility of the Christian church to carry forward the deposit of faith from the past, while rearticulating it in dialogue with the contexts, mindsets and issues of current culture. Admittedly, 'tradition' ...

The concept of a multifaith society has flooded public discourse in recent decades. Multifaith groups have been formed for the purpose of better social relationships. Governments have developed policies on multifaith issues in order to enhance social harmony. In such a context, individual faiths have recognised the need to articulate views of other faiths in ways that are fresh, creative - and, especially, open and inclusive. If one examines t...

This Bulletin issue predominantly considers the study of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations. The first two articles provide different angles on the question of unity and diversity within the world of Islam, considering the elements of "glue" that bind the rich variety across the Islamic world. The remaining articles present papers delivered at two very different conferences. The articles on the Hadith and the Da'iyya were presented as papers...