Codex Vaticanus
I’ve been doing a lot of research on the reformation lately. I’m trying to figure out whether it had more to do with religion or politics. I come from a German family so although I was raised Catholic, I heard about Luther from my dad and his side of the family growing up.
Buraq – The Flying Donkey of the Night Journey
I don’t think I’ll ever tire of shredding the supposed prophecy of Muhammad in Song of Solomon 5:16. I’ve already shown that the spelling isn’t correct, the beloved drinks wine in verse 1, and that Muhammad never met the daughters of Jerusalem. This is all before even getting into the context of the book.
My French Quran
I’m going through the Quran yet again and I keep finding stuff that sticks out at me. I recently just saw a mistake in the Quran that I considered adding to my arsenal. I went through my usual evaluation to see how good it was.
Ahmed Deedat
Ahmed Deedat always liked to use John 14:28 as an argument against the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of Deedat, Zakir Naik picked up on it and it’s now a popular verse to “refute” the Trinity. What does the passage really say?
David Wood has come up with a brilliant concept to describe the method of most major dawah figures in the world today. It’s called the 99-1 rule. It basically goes like this. A Muslim in a position of authority will preach total nonsense. Say there were 100 Muslims in the audience; about 99 of them will take it on faith, while one person will look it up and find the truth. The one doesn’t matter because the 99 can shout down the 1. Problem solved. I now see this method employed to an amazingly large degree.
St. Catherine of Siena
In the cultural debate about Islam, many people are quick to say that Islam is oppressive to women. Muslims are quick to respond by saying that the majority of coverts in the West are women. I find this to be true through my personal research. The reasons for this are a topic for another post. Regardless of this, there seems to be a lot of female Muslims in the West, whether they’re converts or born into the faith.
The Forgotten Trinity by James White
In defending the doctrine of the Trinity against Islam or another heretical group, there are several resources that I recommend. There are actually five sources that I recommend but the fifth one is the Bible so it’s a given. One needs to know the Bible in order to defend the Trinity, or any other doctrine for that matter. Of my four additional sources that I’m going to recommend, two are from the ancient church and two are from modern apologists.
Something that I try to engage in is empathy. I like to put myself in the shoes of others and wonder how they think. I’ve been talking to a lot of Muslims lately. I want to see where they stand in regards to the Hadith. I’m not talking about apologists or scholars. I’m talking about the average Muslim who grows up in the West or in a Muslim country.
A few weeks ago I learned about this amazing book on the Trinity, edited by a group of apologists against Islam. Obviously the Trinity takes centre stage in Christian vs. Muslim debates but even if Islam didn’t exist, the Trinity would still hold equal importance in our faith. This volume is edited by Michael R. Burgos Jr. and it’s a delight to read.
My icon of St. Athanasius of Alexandria
People who know me personally often ask what theologians to read. Obviously there are many good Christian theologians throughout the 2,000 years of the Christian faith. I’ve always said that 1,000 to 1,300 AD was the golden age of Christianity. While I still stand by that, there have been great thinkers throughout the history of the Church.